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Watch LIVE: Spark experts on turning data lakes to gold rivers | #SparkSummit
The data lake analogy leaves us with a deep reservoir of sometimes obscure information, and today’s most powerful computing tools are tasked with balancing information recall and delivery with timeliness and democratic efficiency. For its real-time capabilities, Spark has caught the attention of Big Data warriors and at this week’s Spark Summit East, we seek practitioner specifics on how this Hadoop contemporary turns data lakes not into murkier data swamps, but value-driven rivers of gold.
Spark Summit East 2016 kicked off February 16 at the New York Hilton Midtown, where keynote speakers include Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks; Anjul Bhambhri, VP of product development, Big Data and analytics platform at IBM; Ken Tsai, VP and head of cloud platform and data management, product marketing at SAP; and Seshu Adunuthula, head of analytics infrastructure at eBay.
Don’t miss theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, live on February 17 and 18 to hear from leading production users of Spark, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming and related projects. Also, find out where project development is going; how to use the Spark stack in a variety of applications; and how businesses are utilizing Spark to meet their needs.
Live interviews on theCUBE from Spark Summit East 2016 are set to include:
- Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks
- Chris Selland, VP business development of Big Data at HPE
- Jack Norris, CMO of MapR Technologies
- Ashish Thusoo, CEO of Qubole
- Anjul Bhambrhi, VP of engineering for Big Data and analytics at IBM
- Peter Lee, CEO of RapidMiner
- And more!
Don’t miss out on these and other interviews live on theCUBE on February 17 and 18.
Where to watch
Watch theCUBE live during Spark Summit East 2016 on SiliconANGLE TV.
Also, make sure to check in during the event with theCUBE hosts Dave Vellante, George Gilbert, and Jeff Frick via Twitter.
What to expect
During the event, theCUBE hosts will discuss MapReduce developments for Spark; the newest spark applications; and the latest on the Spark vs. Hadoop debate. The team will also delve into Spark use cases; resolving complexities in Spark implementation; and specifics for practitioners and developers.
Find out about these topics and more on theCUBE.
Watch the playlist
To view all of theCUBE’s interviews at Spark Summit East, watch below:
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