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Big data analytics with Spark (a full-day workshop)

Abstract

A hands-on session on Spark, a fast general-purpose framework for large-scale data analysis. Spark is one of hottest open-source big data related project. Many organization are switching from Hadoop MapReduce to Spark.

 This full-day workshop is split into two sessions. In the morning session, you will learn about Spark and Spark libraries, including Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and Spark MLlib. You will also learn Scala, a popular functional programming language commonly used for writing Spark applications.

 The afternoon session is a hands-on session. You will get the opportunity to do different types of data analysis using Scala, Spark and Spark libraries on your laptop.  

Profile

Mohammed Guller is the author of "Big Data Analytics with Spark." He is the principal architect at Glassbeam, where he leads the development of advanced and predictive analytics products. He is a big data and Spark expert. He is frequently invited to speak at big data–related conferences. He is passionate about building new products, big data analytics,
and machine learning.

Over the last 20 years, Mohammed has successfully led the development of several innovative technology products from concept to release. Prior to joining Glassbeam, he was the founder of TrustRecs.com, which he started after working at IBM for five years. Before IBM, he worked in a number of hi-tech start-ups, leading new product development.

Mohammed has a master’s of business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s of computer applications from RCC, Gujarat University, India.