Monday, May 12, 2014
Workshops
W1: Hadoop Fundamentals
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hadoop has forever changed the economics and the dynamics of large-scale computing, and its use among enterprises looking to augment their traditional data warehouses continues to grow. Join this workshop to explore the basics of Hadoop, including the Hadoop Distributed File System, MapReduce, and the budding ecosystem of Hadoop software projects. Learn bes practices for installing and configuring Hadoop in your environment, managing its performance and developing Big Data applications.
James Casaletto, Principal Solutions Architect, Professional Services, MapR
W2: Agile Data Warehouse Design
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Dimensional modeling is the proven technique for designing comprehensive, high-performance data ware- house systems. Agile dimensional modeling is done iteratively, incrementally, and collaboratively. Join this workshop to gain a deep understanding of the newest agile dimensional modeling techniques for improving communication between data warehouse teams and business stakeholders, along with strategies for responding to changing data warehouse requirements.
Joe Caserta, Founding President, Caserta