The recent demand to incorporate big data technologies into the business strategy is raising questions across the world. What does the term “Big Data” mean? Is it all just the new IT trend? How will it impact my organisation? How will it affect my team and their workload?

QA and Big Data Partnership (BDP) will answer these questions and settle your concerns during a two-hour seminar that offers a high-level overview of big data technology. Mike Merritt-Holmes, CEO of Big Data Partnership will introduce some of the key big data concepts and raise awareness of the business and technology trends and opportunities.

A guest speaker from Hortonworks will discuss Hortonworks Apache Hadoop and demonstrate the advantages of utilising these powerful analytical tools.

Who should attend?

This seminar is intended for management level looking to gain a further insight and understanding of Big Data.

You could be seeking to learn what big data means, currently considering or implementing a big data strategy, or looking to understand a typical business case to support a big data solution.

Agenda:

• Big Data fundamentals

• Beyond the hype - What is Big Data in my organisation?

• Case studies & use cases

• Hortonworks Apache Hadoop

Registration: 12:30-13:00

Seminar: 13:00-15:00

About the speaker

Mike Merritt-Holmes, CEO & co-founder of Big Data Partnership, is a Big Data evangelist and believes that the enterprise world is at the start of a transformational big data journey that is going to change the way organisations think about consumers, marketing, operations and business strategy.

He has over 13 years of commercial experience with global consultancy practices and start-up companies, working across many verticals with a particular specialism in the telecommunications industry.

To book contact your QA Account Manager, or email [email protected] referencing QASEMBGDATA

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