KNIME ITALY MEETUP GOES BIG DATA ON APACHE SPARK

Welcome to our next KNIME Italy Meetup!

This meetup will be taking place in Milan and is intended for anyone interested in Big Data ... and more.

Here is a description of what we will cover:

Cluster Computing is a key aspect of any modern Big Data solution, with Apache Spark representing the state of the art. Unfortunately, despite the increasing support for languages such as Python and R, dealing with Spark still requires a considerable programming background to navigate this environment.

At this Meetup, we will have a look at KNIME's new Apache Spark module; we will see how it allows robust machine learning models to be developed without requiring any programming skill.

Agenda

• 18:00 - 18:30 "Introduction to KNIME", by Giovanni Lorenzoni (BitBang)

• 18:30 - 18:45 Break

• 18:45 - 19:15 "Using Big Data Streaming Analytics to Boost Real Time Contact Management Strategy at Unicredit", by Laura Fogliatto and Gaetano Mauro (Unicredit)

• 19:15 - 19:45 "Going Big Data on Apache Spark", by Andrea Bessi (DATABIZ)

• 19.45 - 20:00 Break

• 20:00 - 20:30 "Big Data and Beyond", by Vincenzo Tursi and Rosaria Silipo (KNIME)

• 20:30 Networking (refreshments will be provided during the networking part)

On behalf of all the KNIME Team we would like to thank Stefano Palman and Luigi Pomante and all their team from DATABIZ who worked on this event.