There are so many good talks happening at the same time that it’s impossible to not miss out on good sessions. But imagine I had a time-turner necklace and could actually “attend” 3 (maybe 5) sessions happening at the same time. Taking into account my current personal interests and tastes, here’s how my day wouldContinue reading “Time-turner: Strata San Jose 2016, day 1”
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Hardcore Data Science, California 2016
Ben Recht and I organized another great edition of Hardcore Data Science in San Jose today. As I was preparing to host the track, I had an inkling we had another outstanding sequence of presentations. The day covered hot topics like deep neural networks, practical advice on how to do data science & machine learningContinue reading “Hardcore Data Science, California 2016”
Singapore Eats
This year marks the debut of Strata+Hadoop World in Singapore, and I decided to spend most of this week checking out the city and visiting with friends. Below are some of the places that I’ll be recommending to friends and Strata attendees: After some A/B testing, I lean towards white pepper crabs – https://t.co/7eutOuBRrN isContinue reading “Singapore Eats”
How intelligent data platforms are powering smart cities
[A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Radar.] Smart cities and smart nations run on data. According to a 2014 U.N. report, 54% of the world’s population resides in urban areas, with further urbanization projected to push that share up to 66% by the year 2050. This projected surge in population has encouragedContinue reading “How intelligent data platforms are powering smart cities”
We need open and vendor-neutral metadata services
[A version of this article appears on the O’Reilly Radar.] Comprehensive metadata collection and analysis can pave the way for many interesting applications. As I spoke with friends leading up to Strata + Hadoop World NYC 2015, one topic continued to come up: metadata. It’s a topic that data engineers and data management researchers haveContinue reading “We need open and vendor-neutral metadata services”
Hardcore Data Science, NYC 2015
Ben Recht and I hosted another great edition of Hardcore Data Science in NYC yesterday. From the very first talk, the room was full, the audience was attentive, and the energy in the room was high – and it remained that way throughout the day. A summary can be found below. Short detour: Stanford CSContinue reading “Hardcore Data Science, NYC 2015”
Celebrating the real-time processing revival
[A version of this article appears on the O’Reilly Radar.] Register for Strata + Hadoop World NYC, which will take place September 29 to Oct 1, 2015. A few months ago, I noted the resurgence in interest in large-scale stream-processing tools and real-time applications. Interest remains strong, and if anything, I’ve noticed growth in theContinue reading “Celebrating the real-time processing revival”
Apache Spark in the Enterprise and in China
Enterprise Adoption IBM’s announcements at the recent Spark Summit in SF bodes well for enterprise adoption of Spark. Ben Horowitz jokingly referred to IBM’s endorsement as akin to a Rabbi blessing Spark as kosher for use in an enterprise. I recently sat down with a set of luminaries at the Spark Summit and asked themContinue reading “Apache Spark in the Enterprise and in China”
Apache Spark: Powering applications on-premise and in the cloud
[A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Radar.] As organizations shift their focus toward building analytic applications, many are relying on components from the Apache Spark ecosystem. I began pointing this out in advance of the first Spark Summit in 2013 and since then, Spark adoption has exploded. With Spark Summit SF rightContinue reading “Apache Spark: Powering applications on-premise and in the cloud”
Israel conference on Big Data, Analytics and Machine Learning
The first Big Data, Analytics and Machine Learning (Israel Innovation) conference was a resounding success. Kudos to the organizers Danny Bickson, Assaf Araki, and Avner Algom. I was happy to help them invite speakers, publicize the event, and give the opening keynote. The conference was sold out and I heard a lot of ethusiastic feedbackContinue reading “Israel conference on Big Data, Analytics and Machine Learning”