Data engineers who work with huge amounts of data know that “big data” is not just an overhyped term. When the volumes of data get into petabytes the best data engineering tools start to break down. This is when you need devoted big data technologies that are fault-tolerant, scalable, and offer high performance even when amounts of data test the limits of your data platform. This article won’t be just another listicle. Instead, we’ll showcase the best big data tools by use case.