Apache Ignite: the in-memory hammer in your data science toolkit

1. lighting talk

Building an Enterprise/Cloud Analytic Platform with Jupyter Notebooks and Apache Spark

Data Scientists are becoming a necessity of every company in the data-centric world of today, and with them comes the requirement to make available a flexible and interactive analytics platform. This talk will describe our experience and best practices putting together an Analytical platform based on Jupyter Notebooks and different kernels running in a distributed Apache Spark cluster.

Luciano's Bio:

Luciano Resende is an Architect at IBM Spark Technology Center. He has been contributing to open source at The ASF for over 10 years, he is a member of ASF and is currently contributing to various big data related Apache projects including Apache Spark, Apache Zeppelin, Apache Bahir, Apache Toree and Apache SystemML. Luciano is the project chair for Apache Bahir, and also spend time mentoring newly created Apache Incubator projects. Recently, Luciano has started contributing to Jupyter Ecosystem projects around Enterprise Notebook Platform. At IBM, he contributed to several IBM big data offerings, including BigInsights, IOP and its respective Bluemix Cloud services.

Main Talk:

Apache Ignite: the in-memory hammer in your data science toolkit.

Summary:

In his talk, Denis will look at some of the main components of Apache Ignite, such as the Compute Grid, Data Grid and the Machine Learning Grid. Through examples, attendees will learn how Apache Ignite can be used for big data analysis.

Speaker bio:
Denis Magda is a product manager at GridGain Systems and Apache® Ignite™ PMC Chair. He is an expert in distributed systems and platforms. Before joining GridGain and becoming a part of Apache Ignite community, he worked for Oracle where he led the Java ME Embedded Porting Team -- helping Java open cross new boundaries by entering the IoT market.

Agenda

6:00 -- 6:30 pm Networking + light dinner

6:40 pm -- 7:50 pm Lighting Talk by IBM

6:55 pm -- 7 : 55 pm Talk + QA GridGain

7:55 pm -- 8:20 pm More networking

8:30 -- closing