Continuous Integration (Jenkins and Ant) AND Apache Spark: Big Data Technology
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2 exciting talks in this meetup, we have David from BetTech Gaming on 'Continuous Integration using Jenkins and Ant', as well as Nick Pentreath from Graphflow giving the talk he is presenting in the US in July 'Apache Spark: Next Generation Big Data Technology'
About David:
David Studied Electrical Engineering at CPUT and has 9 Years of software development experience. He currently works for BetTech Gaming and among other things is responsible for setting up their continuous integration environment.
About BetTech Gaming:
BetTech (http://www.bettech.com/) is a global provider of turnkey gaming solutions, they supply software and services to a number of market-leading operators - including the first licensed online casino in Africa, and the world’s first licensed Bitcoin sportsbook.
About Nick Pentreath:
Nick is a cofounder of Graphflow and has a background in financial markets, machine learning and software development. He has worked at Goldman Sachs and as a research scientist at online ad targeting startup Cognitive Match in London, and led the Data Science and Analytics team at Mxit, Africa’s largest social network.
Nick is a committer on the Apache Spark project.
About Graphflow:
Graphflow (http://www.graphflow.com/) is big data and machine learning company focused on user centric recommendations and customer intelligence. He is passionate about combining commercial focus with machine learning and cutting-edge technology to build intelligent systems that learn from data to add value to the bottom line.