This meeting is hosted and sponsored by Monetate.
Agenda
6:30 - 7:00 Eat and find a seat
7:00 - 7:15 Brief announcements
7:15 - 8:30 Monetate's Brian O'Neill on "Real-time Analytics w/ Spark Streaming"
8:30 - 9:30 Discussion at the Conshohocken Brewing Company
Abstract
Real-time Analytics w/ Spark Streaming
Monetate runs a lambda architecture for data analytics. This talk will cover the components of a lambda architecture, and the critical role played by Spark. We’ll cover the basics of Spark, and how it enables sophisticated machine learning algorithms to run in real-time at scale. I hope to conclude the talk with a religious debate: Scala vs Python vs Java. (on Spark)
Speaker Bio
Brian O'Neil
Brian is Principal Architect at Monetate, Inc. Monetate's platform leverages context and real-time analytics to personalize brand experiences. Previously, Brian was CTO for Health Market Science (HMS), now a LexisNexis company. Brian won InfoWorld’s Technology Leadership award and has also published a book on distributed computing: Storm Blueprints: Patterns for Distributed Real-time Computation. He is a graduate of Brown University and holds patents in artificial intelligence and data management.