Real-Time Analytics with Storm by Ron Bodkin of Think Big Analytics

Abstract:-

This talk provides an overview of the open source Storm system for processing Big Data in realtime. The talk starts with an overview of the technology, including key components: Nimbus, Zookeeper, Topology, Tuple, Trident. It looks at integration with Hadoop through YARN and recent improvements. The presentation then dives into the complex Big Data architecture in which Storm can be integrated . The result is a compelling stack of technologies including integrated Hadoop clusters, MPP, and NoSQL databases.

After this, we look at example use cases for Storm: real-time advertising statistics, updating a Machine Learned model for content popularity predictions, and financial compliance monitoring.
Bio:

Ron Bodkin - Founder & CEO, Think Big Analytics. Ron founded Think Big to help companies realize measurable value from Big Data. Think Big is the leading provider of independent consulting and integration services specifically focused on Big Data solutions. Our expertise spans all facets of data science and data engineering and helps our customers to drive maximum value from their Big Data initiative.
Previously, Ron was VP Engineering at Quantcast where he led the data science and engineer teams that pioneered the use of Hadoop and NoSQL for batch and real-time decision making. Prior to that, Ron was Founder of New Aspects, which provided enterprise consulting for Aspect-oriented programming. Ron was also Co-Founder and CTO of B2B applications provider C-Bridge, which he led to team of 900 people and a successful IPO. Ron graduated with honors from McGill University with a B.S. in Math and Computer Science. Ron also earned his Master’s Degree in Computer Science from MIT, leaving the PhD program after presenting the idea for C-bridge and placing in the finals of the 50k Entrepreneurship Contest.

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Factual is a location platform that enables personalized and contextually relevant mobile experiences by enriching mobile location signals with definitive global data. Factual’s real-time data stack builds and maintains data on a global scale, with Factual's core Global Places data covering over 65 million local businesses and points of interest in 50 countries. Factual’s platform also informs location with contextual demographic and commercial data, and offers cleaning and mapping services for business listings and points of interest.

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