Using Cassandra with Spark

For this meetup we are excited to be joined by Jesse Dearing, Senior Database Engineer at New Relic. Jesse will discuss using Cassandra with Apache Spark. Where do you get started and how we can get answers from Cassandra.

Building & Bike Parking Directions:

• Once you enter the lobby, take the elevator to the 29th floor.

• ARRIVING BY BIKE? Cyclists are welcome to park their bikes in the New Relic office. Bikes are not allowed in the building lobby, however, and must use the freight elevator. To get your bike up to the 29th floor, enter the building's parking lot by going down the ramp at 5th and Pine. Go past the booth -- no need to pick up a ticket -- and turn right. Go straight until you almost run into the elevator lobby, then go right again. On the back side of the elevator block you'll see a beat up pair of double doors marked "freight elevator." You can get up by buzzing in with the intercom, and saying you're here for New Relic. Ride on up to the 29th floor, you'll easily find the bike parking.

About Jesse:

Jesse is a Senior Database Engineer at New Relic where he spends time wrangling MySQL, Postgres, and Cassandra at scale. This works well because he does have an interest in databases, their internals and how to hack things for mostly fun and sometimes even profit. In addition, Jesse has an interest in bicycles, coffee, beer, and artisnal baked goods. Jesse spends his free time with his wife and son in Portland, OR.

• A big thank to you Jesse and the New Relic team for hosting and presenting and to DataStax for sponsoring food, drinks and swag!