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Introducing Apache Hadoop: The Modern Data Operating System
Eli Collins introduces Hadoop: why it came about, the benefits it produces, its history, its architecture, use cases and applications.
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Architecting a RESTful Cloud - The Key to Elasticity
Jason Bloomberg explains the architectural requirements for Cloud-based applications and how REST can be used to achieve elasticity in the cloud.
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Petabyte Scale Data at Facebook
Dhruba Borthakur discusses the different types of data used by Facebook and how they are stored, including graph data, semi-OLTP data, immutable data for pictures, and Hadoop/Hive for analytics.
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The “Waste”berg: Traditional Project Resourcing Methods
Stacia Viscardi outlines the weaknesses of traditional resourcing methods and their illusion of efficiency, presenting a way for transitioning to a leaner and more innovative approach.
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The Open API Economy: What Is It and How Do I Capitalize On It?
Laura Olson presents the Web API market landscape, the business of creating and selling such APIs and the technology supporting this business.
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Real Time Bidding: Where Erlang Blooms
Fred Hebert discusses using Erlang for a real-time bidding system, providing some details of its design and architecture, along with lessons learned while implementing it.
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Better Product Definition with Lean UX and Design Thinking
Jeff Gothelf explains how to create better product definitions with Design Thinking and Lean UX.
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Agile and UX: How to Do Both and Not Lose Your Mind
Darci Dutcher provides practical advice for introducing UX to agile teams.
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The Importance of Descriptions in Understanding the Impact of Change
Steve Ross-Talbot discusses the what, why and how of describing things, in particular requirements, along with a set of tools serving that purpose and called Zero Deviation Lifecyle.
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Patterns of Software Change
Michael Feathers overviews a number of patterns he has seen in various projects which provide a good indication that major changes are to be undertaken in the system’s future.
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Keynote: The New Governance
K. Scott Morrison anticipates the future of SOA governance in the enterprise starting from the observation that there are major technological changes in the enterprise today.
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Keynote: Cloud Interoperability
Chris Harding emphasized the need for cloud interoperability and the key areas where standards are most needed – configuration, management, security, storage, communication – for businesses to growth.