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ThoughtWorks Quarterly Briefings:Big Data: Deriving Insight from your Data
Big Data: Deriving Insight from your Data

"Big Data" has become one of the top buzzword in the IT industry over the past few years. And like many buzzwords, the term is frequently misused, misunderstood and is loaded with over-inflated expectations.

In this session we will seek to define the term more precisely and distinguish hype from reality. We will discuss the power of insight, and how Big Data solutions can provide greater visibility into the factors impacting the performance and health of your business. We will also discuss some of the challenges you may encounter implementing Big Data solutions, and some recommended best practices for overcoming those challenges.

ABOUT JOHN SPENS
John Spens heads ThoughtWorks' Analytics Practice, where he brings over twenty years of experience in delivering custom software and business intelligence solutions.
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BIG DATA & NOSQL COURSES
Ayende Rahien's RavenDB Workshop, AYENDE RAHIEN'S RAVENDB WORKSHOP
Greg Young's Super Intensive CQRS Immersion Weekend, GREG YOUNG'S SUPER INTENSIVE CQRS WEEKEND
Ian Robinson and Jim Webber's Neo4j Tutorial, IAN ROBINSON AND JIM WEBBER'S NEO4J TUTORIAL
Mark Rendle's Web App Development with Nancy and Simple.Data, MARK RENDLE'S WEB APP DEVELOPMENT WITH NANCY AND S
MongoDB Essentials, MONGODB ESSENTIALS
MongoDB for Administrators and Operations, MONGODB FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND OPERATIONS
MongoDB for Developers, MONGODB FOR DEVELOPERS
Richard Low's Cassandra Tutorial, RICHARD LOW'S CASSANDRA TUTORIAL
Russel Winder's Python Workshop, RUSSEL WINDER'S PYTHON WORKSHOP
Udi Dahan's Advanced Distributed Systems Design with SOA, UDI DAHAN'S ADV DISTRIBUTED DESIGN W SOA
Writing Concurrent Code with Lock-Free Algorithms with Martin Thompson, WRITING CONCURRENT CODE WITH LOCK-FREE ALGORITHMS
BIG DATA & NOSQL PODCASTS
:STORM for streaming analytics at scale: a case study on cybersecurity, Streaming analytics at scale
: 16th May 2013		 View Podcast: STORM for streaming analytics at scale: a case study on cybersecurity,
Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien:RavenDB & the magic beans , RavenDB & the magic beans
Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien : 15th May 2013		 View Podcast: RavenDB & the magic beans ,
Akmal Chaudhri :Considerations for using NoSQL technology on your next IT project, Considerations for using NoSQL technolog
Akmal Chaudhri : 7th May 2013		 View Podcast: Considerations for using NoSQL technology on your next IT project,
Various Speakers:Lightning Talks, Lightning Talks
Various Speakers : 7th May 2013		 View Podcast: Lightning Talks,
Adam Mlocek:F# embedded in Excel, F# embedded in Excel
Adam Mlocek : 25th Apr 2013		 View Podcast: F# embedded in Excel,
Adam Mlocek:F# embedded in Excel part 2, F# embedded in Excel part 2
Adam Mlocek : 25th Apr 2013		 View Podcast: F# embedded in Excel part 2,
:CASE STUDY: how OpenCorporates uses Neo4j to provide insight, CASE STUDY: how OpenCorporates uses Neo4
: 24th Apr 2013		 View Podcast: CASE STUDY: how OpenCorporates uses Neo4j to provide insight,
Martin Thompson:Performance Testing Java Applications, Performance Testing Java Applications
Martin Thompson : 15th Apr 2013		 View Podcast: Performance Testing Java Applications,
Robin Edwards:CASE STUDY: How Sharehoods Created Neomodel Along The Way, How Sharehoods Created Neomodel Along Th
Robin Edwards : 27th Mar 2013		 View Podcast: CASE STUDY: How Sharehoods Created Neomodel Along The Way,
Trisha Gee:What do you mean, backwards compatibility, What do you mean, backwards compatibili
Trisha Gee : 21st Mar 2013		 View Podcast: What do you mean, backwards compatibility,
Sébastien Heymann:How can we use Graph Visualisations to gain better insights, How can we use Graph Visualisations to g
Sébastien Heymann : 27th Feb 2013		 View Podcast: How can we use Graph Visualisations to gain better insights,
Michael Cutler:CASE STUDY: Using Graph Theory & Graph Databases to understand User Intent, Using Graph Theory & Graph Databases to
Michael Cutler : 30th Jan 2013		 View Podcast: CASE STUDY: Using Graph Theory & Graph Databases to understand User Intent,
James Hughes:Using Graphs to Analyse Public Spending on International Development , Using Graphs to Analyse Public Spending
James Hughes : 28th Nov 2012		 View Podcast: Using Graphs to Analyse Public Spending on International Development ,
Alistair Jones:NOSQL at the Crossroads, NOSQL at the Crossroads
Alistair Jones : 28th Nov 2012		 View Podcast: NOSQL at the Crossroads,
Paul Ingles:uSwitch.com - Our Age of Enlightenment, uSwitch.com - Our Age of Enlightenment
Paul Ingles : 28th Nov 2012		 View Podcast: uSwitch.com - Our Age of Enlightenment,
OTHER BIG DATA & NOSQL EVENTS
Russel Winder Are Go and D threats to Python?, Are Go and D threats to Python?
FREE EVENT: In The Brain of Russel Winder
London, Tuesday, May 28th
Neo4J User Group:Discuss a little Graph Theory for the Busy Developer, Neo4J User Group
FREE EVENT: Discuss a little Graph Theory
London, Wednesday, May 29th
Udi Dahan:Udi Dahan's Advanced Distributed Systems Design with SOA, Udi Dahan's Adv Distributed Design w SOA
5 DAY COURSE. Featuring Udi Dahan
London, Monday, June 3rd
Martin Thompson:Writing Concurrent Code with Lock-Free Algorithms with Martin Thompson, Writing Concurrent Code with Lock-Free Algorithms
3 DAY COURSE. Featuring Martin Thompson
London, Wednesday, June 5th
QCon New York, QCon New York
CONFERENCE (5 DAYS)
New York, Monday, June 10th BOOK NOW!
DDD eXchange 2013, DDD eXchange 2013
CONFERENCE (1 DAY)
London, Friday, June 14th BOOK NOW!
Nicolas Favre-Felix:Richard Low's Cassandra Tutorial, Richard Low's Cassandra Tutorial
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Nicolas Favre-Felix
London, Thursday, June 20th
Russel Winder:Russel Winder's Python Workshop, Russel Winder's Python Workshop
4 DAY COURSE. Featuring Russel Winder
London, Monday, July 1st
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