Big Data - No Fluff - lets get started with Hadoop #4

Welcome again to the Oslo Hadoop Big Data Vikings Meetup #4 both to our wonderful existing members and all the new Big Data Vikings! You are all very welcome!

As always we will present a great introduction to Big Data, show you what its all about, give some exciting real examples. And this session Christmas Comes Early!!!

Our focus in this session is realtime IOT, sensors and secure data transfer courtesy of Dataflow from Hortonworks And as if that was not amazing enough we have a real juicy hands on getting started with Apache Spark!!!. The content is for everyone no matter your skills and you will gain some valuable knowledge and insights.

We are also interested to find some core Big Data Vikings both individuals and companies that can sponsor to help support the group and ensure we build a healthy open community.

Just contact me or the other organizers if you wish to help or if you have any questions. We are looking now into establishing a chat and discussion Q&A forum to help implement our goal to build knowledge and to support everyone in getting started both in and outside the Meetup with Big Data.

Agenda:

Amazing tasty and warm Soup (Perfect on these cold winter nights) and Refreshments

1. Introduction and Welcome - Cloud Explorers - Stephen Karl Ranson

2. Greeting From Our Sponsor - Nextbridge - Lars Rinnan

3. Dataflow - Hortonworks - Mats Johansson *Confirmed

As the world generates even more volumes of data, from any device or any thing, companies are increasingly discovering the need to gain immediate insights and to discern actions and predictions for their business.

4. Setting up and Apache Spark Cluster - IBM - Chris Fregly *Confirmed

Chris is Principal Data Solutions Engineer at IBM Spark Technology Center. He will be in Norway and we have invited him to run a session at the meetup. He will run a 1.5hr hands on session on how to set up an Apache Spark Cluster. Its hands on so bring your laptops as you will get the software and can try it there and then!

5. Next Meetup Details & Suggestions, Feedback, Questions

(open discussion)

6. Socializing, Sharing & Networking (Scotsman Pub & Big Data Quiz Night)