# Big Data Tools

Big data tools process datasets too large to fit in a single machine's memory using distributed or out-of-core computation. Dask and PySpark are the primary Python tools for scaling beyond what Pandas and NumPy can handle. They provide familiar DataFrame-like APIs while distributing computation across cores or clusters.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

- [@article@4 Types of Big Data Technologies (+ Management Tools)](https://www.coursera.org/articles/big-data-technologies)