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39th meetup on Apache Kafka and Apache Ignite

Nov 18, 2016

2 great presentations lined up for you on Apache Kafka and Apache Ignite.

Upside Briefing: Numenta

Nov 18, 2016

What Numenta is doing in the areas of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics.

Top 50 Business Intelligence Blogs Every BI Decision Maker Must Follow

Nov 17, 2016

Business Intelligence Blogs Top 50 List

How mixed reality and machine learning are driving innovation in farming

Nov 17, 2016

Agriculture will soon need to become more manufacturing-like in order to feed the world’s growing population.

Everyone Should Be Patching Like Microsoft

Nov 16, 2016

There will always be new attacks on software. The only way to handle these is to be really good and fast at patching.

Oil & Gas Asset Optimization with AWS Kinesis, RDS, and Databricks

Nov 16, 2016

The key to making good decisions is having good information.

Databricks Sets New World Record for CloudSort Benchmark Using Apache Spark

Nov 16, 2016

Databricks Sets New World Record for CloudSort Benchmark.

Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member

Nov 16, 2016

Microsoft announced it is joining The Linux Foundation

Fixing The Big Data Skills Shortage Problem

Nov 15, 2016

To what extent do you think there’s a data science skills shortage?

Elon Musk’s nonprofit is working with Microsoft to help make sure robots don’t take over the world

Nov 15, 2016

Open AI will use thousands of Microsoft’s virtual machines.

Dakota Access pipeline protests are going global

Nov 15, 2016

Opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline are taking to the streets.

A Tight Ship: How Containers and SDS Optimize the Enterprise

Nov 15, 2016

Red Hat offers a container stack and container-native storage.

$1.44 per terabyte: setting a new world record with Apache Spark

Nov 14, 2016

Architecting the most efficient cloud data processing platform.

Pivotal’s open source Cloud Foundry lands on Microsoft Azure

Nov 14, 2016

Pivotal’s Cloud Foundry platform will run natively on Azure.

Music Recommendation service with the Spotify API, Spark MLlib and Databricks

Nov 13, 2016

How to use Spark machine learning library to create our own music recommendation service.

Google’s new Pixel phone hacked in 60 seconds

Nov 12, 2016

Google's new Pixel and Pixel XL are fantastic smartphones that really give the iPhone a run for its money.

The IoT communication protocols

Nov 11, 2016

It estimates that by 2020 we will be approaching 50 billion devices on the Internet of Things (IoT).

A Look at Insurance s Big Data Trajectory

Nov 11, 2016

What insurers are doing with big data and analytics.

Data Lakes are Growing Up

Nov 11, 2016

Data lakes are reaching adolescence.

Google says the EU is wrong: Android is not anti-competitive

Nov 11, 2016

Google risks a $7.5 billion fine if the antitrust allegations are upheld.

Databricks Launches a Comprehensive Guide for Its Product and Apache Spark

Nov 10, 2016

Learn about a new online guide for Databricks and Apache Spark.

The Perfect Big Data Platform — My Blueprint

Nov 10, 2016

Unlike other blueprints it is not focused on technology. It is based on four common big data platform design patterns.

Big Data Is All Relative – or Relational

Nov 09, 2016

It is probably an understatement to say that the tech world is obsessed with Big Data.

New Webinar: How to Evaluate Cloud-based Apache Spark Platforms

Nov 09, 2016

Apache Spark has quickly become the de-facto big data engine in data-driven companies for its performance.

Using Apache Hadoop to Turn Big Data Into Insights

Nov 08, 2016

What are some of the various ways the project is being used for business and how can the community meet those needs?

Microsoft open sources its Azure Container Service engine

Nov 07, 2016

Azure Container Service (ACS) allows developers to orchestrate applications using Apache Mesos or Docker Swarm.

The Big Data Wave: 1980s Redux?

Nov 07, 2016

How similar today's wave of big data technology is to the advent of relational databases and reporting tools in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Build Strong Real-Time Streaming Apps with Apache Calcite

Nov 04, 2016

Learn about developing applications using Apache Calcite's advanced query planning capabilities.

Broadcom to Buy Brocade for $5.9 Billion to Expand in Cloud

Nov 04, 2016

Broadcom is acquiring Brocade for technology that links computer-storage systems and allows the fast transfer of data.

Events

AWS re:Invent

Nov 28, 2022 Las Vegas, NV

Join us again this year in Las Vegas for our biggest, most comprehensive, and most vibrant event in cloud computing.

AI & Big Data Expo 2022

Oct 05, 2022 Santa Clara, CA

This technology event is for the ambitious enterprise technology professional, seeking to explore the latest innovations, implementations and strategies to drive businesses forward.

Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit

Oct 04, 2022 Austin, TX

Join the first-ever data streaming industry event at Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit. You’ll be able to immerse yourself in all things real-time data with peers.

O’Reilly Open Source Convention

May 16, 2016 Austin

OSCON covers FLOSS in its entirety. Not just one language, tool, or philosophy, but all the moving parts integrated and working together.

99U 2016

May 05, 2016 New York

The goal of the 99U Conference is to shift the focus from idea generation to idea execution. Providing road-tested insights

Consensus 2016: Making Blockchain Real

May 02, 2016 New York

Consensus 2016 will define what is “real” in blockchain technology and focus on how to mainstream real-world applications for consumers.