[ESIP-all] Free 1 Day Hands-on Apache Spark Workshop for Data Engineers, Data Scientists and Application Developers - Denver, Tuesday, September 20th!
Timothy P Fries
timfries at us.ibm.com
Wed Aug 31 14:01:45 EDT 2016
Hi, ESIP members! As a follow-on to our 2 hour Apache Spark presentation
in Denver this last April, IBM is pleased to offer an even deeper dive
into Spark.
Here is your opportunity to attend a no-cost, all day (8:30-4:30MT),
lecture and hands-on workshop introduction to Apache Spark for data
engineers, data scientists and application developers in Denver on
Tuesday, September 20th, 2016.
The workshop will be held at the IBM office in the Denver Tech Center,
4700 South Syracuse, 5th Floor, Room 533.
You can find more information at
https://www-01.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/v17_agenda?openform&seminar=7FAKEUES&locale=en_US
(or see the attached brochure) and register at
https://www-01.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/v17_enrollall?openform&seminar=7FAKEUES&locale=en_US&invemail=&S_TACT=NA
.
Space is limited, but if there is enough interest, we have reserved the
room for a second session on September 21.
Hope to see you there to learn more about how Spark can help you solve
your organization's analytics challenges.
This IBM-sponsored Proof of Technology workshop will give you a full day
of education on Apache Spark including hands-on education. The PoT will
have a detailed overview of Apache Spark Data Science including hands-on
exercises. The Lab will be done within a data science notebook and include
import of data and analysis.
WHO SHOULD GO:
Anyone interested in learning more about Apache Spark.
PREREQUISITE:
A working knowledge of coding (preferred Python and/or Scala), understand
distributed computing, Spark and SQL.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Expect to spend a full day of lecture and hands-on exercises attacking
real-world data challenges using Apache Spark. In 8 hours, you will learn
the basic essentials of Apache Spark and why it's important to your
organization. This workshop will focus on data wrangling and data
pipelines, using techniques such as natural language processing, machine
learning, and streaming.
Regards,
Tim Fries
Software Client Architect - SWG US Federal CTO, US Citizen Support Program
The Open Group and IBM Certified IT Architect
Cell: 303-870-9416 (Please note new cell number!)
Internet - timfries at us.ibm.com
AIM and Yahoo IM: timfries943
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