Apache: Big Data 2015

Cascading is a mature, robust and proven open source Java framework for developing data driven applications. Cascading focuses on developer productivity by providing an easy to use API which enables developers to solve business problems without the need to become a distributed systems expert.

In this presentation, André Kelpe will introduce the Cascading ecosystem and will focus on Cascading 3, the new major version of Cascading. Cascading 3 features are brand new query planner and rule engine, which enable Cascading to run on Apache Tez and make it possible to port it to any computational platform like Apache Flink, Hazelcast and others. Changing the computational platform enables developers to benefit from newer developments in the Big Data space without having to rewrite their applications.