Hadoop & Spark Panel Discussion series

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Hosted by NYC Data Science Academy (http://nycdatascience.com/).

Become a Data Scientist (http://nycdatascience.com/data-science-bootcamp/) or Hadoop and Spark engineer (http://nycdatascience.com/data-engineering-bootcamp/) through 12 week full time training!

If you hold an advanced degree with work experience, we would love to talk to you about how we can help to enhance and switch your career in Data Science. 90% of the students get a great job with 3 months of graduation.

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Spark and the Enterprise Business Cases

Featuring: Sam Kamin, VP of Engineering of NYC Data Science Academy, Tony Baer, Principal Analyst of Ovum, and Vadim Brodsky, Professional Services Architect with Hadoop and Big Data leader, inventor of Converged Data in-Motion and Data at-Rest Platform MapR Technologies Inc.

Format:

6:30-7:00 networking and food (drink and pizza will be provided)

7:00-7:45 Tony will give a talk about the business impact of Spark Analytics

Check out Tony's talk in Spark Summit (https://spark-summit.org/east-2016/events/spark-and-enterprise/).

7:45-8:30 Sam, Tony, and Vadim will have a panel discussion about how to communicate the business impact of your work

Speakers bio:

Sam Kamin was a tenured professor of Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign for over 30 years, doing research in the areas of programming languages, high performance computing, and educational technology. He is the author or co-author of several books, including a textbook on Java programming. After leaving the U of I, he joined Google in their New York office as Senior Software Engineer in the Tech Infrastructure department, which is the team responsible for the tools used to launch nearly all computations in Google. He left Google to return to what he loves best - teaching people about computers. Sam leads the data engineering educational programs at NYC DSA, and supports the consulting practice.

Tony Baer leads Ovum’s Big Data research area. Over his 25 years in the industry, he has studied issues of data integration, software and data architecture, middleware, and application development. Having tracked the emergence of BI and data warehousing back in the 1990s, Baer sees similar parallels emerging in the world of Big Data today. His coverage focuses on how Big Data must become a first-class citizen in the data center, IT organization, and the business. Baer has a multi-disciplinary background touching the different tiers of enterprise software.

Vadim Brodsky, Senior Solutions Architect, Designer, Lead Developer, Systems Architect and Project Manager, with 15+ years of experience in software development in innovative technology and financial industry’s leading investment banking organizations. Currently Professional Services Architect with Hadoop and Big Data leader, inventor of Converged Data in-Motion and Data at-Rest Platform MapR Technologies Inc. Primary focus on developing and running innovative data applications in cluster's Big Data environments.