Frequently Asked Questions

Tilebox is a software framework for space data pipelines, purpose-built to deliver ultra-efficient distributed computing across customer infrastructures. Our simplified user experience is designed to support software developers, data engineers, and data scientists of various levels of expertise.

General Questions

Is Tilebox a platform? Do I have to migrate my pipeline to Tilebox?

What type of ‘space’ data can Tilebox support?

How does Tilebox enable me to access open data?

Can Tilebox access my payload data?

Do you have access to my algorithms?

Tilebox APIs are 130x faster than what?

Is Tilebox a cloud-based framework only?

What's the pricing model?

I could build this in-house. Why would I pay for Tilebox?

Tooling Comparisons

What is the difference between Tilebox and Dask?

What is the difference between Tilebox and Airflow?

How does Tilebox enable me to access open data?

What is the difference between Tilebox and Apache Spark?

Operational Details

What happens if my runner is stuck on a task?

What if I have a bug in the middle of my processing pipeline – do I have to rerun everything if a job crashes?

Can I run my pipeline on my laptop?

How do I update workflow software in a production environment?

Is Tilebox secure?

Can I influence how the tasks are distributed to the runners?

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