#25. Introducing Apache Ignite (GridGain)

We are happy to invite you to the next meetup of WHUG. This time our guest will be Christos Erotocritou who works at GridGain and who will introduce us to Apache Ignite. See details below:

Title: Introducing Apache Ignite

Apache Ignite is a high-performance, integrated and distributed in-memory platform for computing and transacting on large-scale data sets in real-time, orders of magnitude faster than possible with traditional disk-based or flash technologies.

During this session you’ll learn about the Apache Ignite project and how it is used to solve some of the most demanding scalability and performance challenges. We will cover a few typical use cases and work through some examples.

Speaker: Christos Erotocritou

Christos comes from a software engineering background, currently working as solutions architect for GridGain with a passion and dedication for solving complex problems and finding new ways to use technology. He has worked for a number of software companies specialising in high-performance in-memory computing and have hands-on experience with a broad spectrum of technologies.

His key areas of expertise include In-memory computing, data grids, distributed systems, NoSQL, cloud applications & orchestration, service automation, DevOps, IoT, Middleware, Highly-Scalable Systems, Continuous Integration, Ultra-Low-latency Systems, Raspberry Pi, Arduino.

Additional Information

Please note that the meetup will be held in the classroom number 4420 which is a floor below the classroom that we typically use.