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Checkpoint-Based Resumption in EMR Serverless Ray Jobs

EMR Serverless Spark's Ray Data checkpoints save record-level progress so failed jobs resume from the last committed record—no reprocessing, no duplicate results.

FLIP-26: Comprehensive Security Framework for Flink

How Flink Implements a Bank-Level Security System

FLIP-24: Making SQL Easier with Flink SQL Client

How Flink SQL Client simplifies data analysis with interactive SQL interface

FLIP-22: Flink State Pre-declaration Proposal

Improving State Management with Pre-declaration in Flink

FLIP-25: Automatic Expiration of State Data: Flink State TTL Mechanism

How Flink Manages State Data Expiration with Time-To-Live

RAG Architecture Beyond Vector Search | Hologres

Learn how full-text, vector, graph, and scalar retrieval work together in a RAG architecture for complex enterprise product discovery.

How TNG Digital's Data Chief Got 400+ People to Trust the Same Number

This article introduces how TNG Digital unified its data and accelerated insights for 400+ employees using Alibaba Cloud's Quick BI for secure, self-service analytics.

For Seven Consecutive Years! Powered by Quick BI, Alibaba Cloud Has Named in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for ABI Platforms

Powered by Quick BI, Alibaba Cloud has become the only Chinese BI vendor named in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence .

In the AI Era, Real-Time Data Lake Ingestion Is Saying Goodbye to ETL: Architectural Subtraction from Kafka to Iceberg

This article explores how the Kafka × Table Bucket Zero-ETL architecture simplifies real-time data lake ingestion by eliminating external ETL pipelines.

FLIP-23: Unified Model Serving Platform - An Interesting but Abandoned Attempt

Understanding machine learning model deployment challenges through the lens of restaurant operations

Still Running Your Own Hive Metastore? Point Spark Straight at OSS Tables and Iceberg Just Works [OSS Tables Deep Dive]

This article explains how to connect Apache Spark directly to Alibaba Cloud OSS Tables via the Apache Iceberg REST Catalog, eliminating the need for a traditional Hive Metastore.

Still Batching Streaming Data into Files? Send Kafka Straight to the Lake with Kafka Connect [OSS Tables Deep Dive]

This article explains how to use Kafka Connect and the Iceberg Sink Connector to stream data directly from Kafka into Alibaba Cloud OSS Tables in real time.

FLIP-21: Making Objects Run Faster Between Flink Operators

How Flink Improves Object Handling in Streaming Runtime

FLIP-19: BLOB Storage Overhaul

Making File Management More Reliable in Flink

Big Data & AI Platform Monthly Newsletter—July 2026

July 2026 Alibaba Cloud Big Data & AI Newsletter: Tech updates, new releases, market trends, and customer practices.

Alibaba Cloud Hologres Tops the Official TPC-H 3,000GB Benchmark, with the Best Price/Performance

Alibaba Cloud Hologres takes No.1 on the TPC-H 3,000GB leaderboard: 8,443,627 QphH, 54% ahead, and the best price/performance.

Quick BI AIPro Edition Launches: Turning Data into an Engine for Enterprise Growth

On August 1, Quick BI completed its upgrade to an AI-native architecture and launched a new edition, AIPro.

Zero-ETL Affiliate Fraud Detection: Sub-Second Analytics with Hologres and Flink

The article introduces a Zero-ETL real-time fraud detection engine using Apache Flink and Hologres for sub-second click fraud detection and blocking.

From Guesswork to AI: How DUSTO Reinvented Fast-Fashion Forecasting

This article shows how Quick BI unify retail data, visualize real-time insights, and drive agile merchandising with advanced business intelligence.

How Caitong Securities Unlocked 42% Higher Engagement with AI-Powered Analytics

This article explores how Quick BI launched AI-driven BI, boosting marketing, operations, and client engagement for Financial Industry clients.