Vancouver SQL Server User Group

Title		It's time to talk about the elephant in the room - Hadoop & Big Data
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Presentation Abstract		Big Data is a term being thrown around in the mainstream media - used and abused, one might say. As technology professionals, we owe it to ourselves to understand and discuss it, and how we can potentially leverage it to solve business challenges. After talking about the landscape of Big Data, we will narrow our view to one Big Data solution - Hadoop. Hadoop (The cartoon elephant) is an Apache OpenSource project made up of many components. We will be looking at HDInsight, the Hortonworks & Microsoft distribution of Hadoop that runs on a Windows PC, and in the cloud. What I will cover: what are some of the definitions of Big Data how does noSQL fit in? why now potential business risks & rewards common use cases for Big Data who are the players - vendors & (early/big/local) adopters Hadoop (Hortonworks & Microsoft's HDInsight) The parts, and how they fit together Demo
Speaker		Scott Stauffer Scott is an independent consultant working out of the Metro Vancouver Area, assisting clients with data system solutions to their business challenges. He has worked in IT for over 15 years, and although Scott has managed systems with early version SQL Server on OS/2, he really started digging deep into SQL Server with the release of SQL Server 6.5. With a keen interest in continuous learning, sharing knowledge, and building community, Scott founded two PASS Chapters in Vancouver, and helps with SQL Saturday's where and when he can find the opportunity.
Date/Time		Tuesday, 2013/05/28, 6:00 PM [Welcome time 5:45 PM]
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Location		Room 282/284, BCIT Downtown Campus, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3H6 , Canada

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