Dean Wampler, TweetBig Dataist, O'Reilly Author

Biography: Dean Wampler

Dean Wampler specializes in the application of Functional Programming principles to “Big Data” applications, using Hadoop and alternative technologies. Dean is a contributer to several open-source projects and the founder of the Chicago-Area Scala Enthusiasts. He is the author of Functional Programming for Java Developers, the co-author of Programming Scala, and the co-author of Programming Hive, all from O’Reilly. He pontificates on twitter, @deanwampler, and at polyglotprogramming.com.

Presentation: TweetFrom Big Data to Big Information

Time: Thursday 09:50 - 10:35 / Location: To be announced

Many organizations are adopting Big Data technologies, primarily Hadoop and NoSQL databases, because they don’t want to be left behind. They face a daunting task of understanding the strengths and weaknesses of these evolving tools and how they meet specific objectives… or don’t. Ultimately, the promises of Big Data include cost savings, greater scalability, and new ways of extracting useful information from data sets that were previously unmanageable.

This talk describes some lessons I’ve learned while consulting on Big Data projects. I’ll comment on the strengths and weaknesses of several representative tools and offer guidance for evaluating others. I’ll discuss how to craft integrated solutions for particular goals.