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Title:

Big Data, Big Dream

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Organizer:
Juan Sequeda, University of Texas at Austin
Description:
How can we have applications that can scale with large amounts of data? Are relational databases sufficient? What other technologies are out there that can scale? This panel will talk about existing technologies that manage large amounts of data.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What other technologies are out there besides relational databases?
  2. Are relational databases dying?
  3. When should I use a relational database or find another technology?
  4. Relational Databases are 30 years old and very reliable. How reliable are these new technologies?
  5. Who is using other technologies besides relational databases to manage large amounts of data?
  6. What is a triple store?
  7. What is NoSQL?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
Back-End Programming / Databases, New Technology / Next Generation
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
on 18/8/09
This is good. I have no idea what any of that stuff is. I do know that everything I love is build on top of it.

I've heard Juan speak and I know he makes all this understandable. I also know that he has the network to put together a great group. Looking forward to this.
on 21/8/09
We have confirmed the following panelists:

Conor Cunningham from Microsoft SQL Server
Jans Aasman from Franz (AllegroGraph Triplestore)
Shion Deysarkar from 80Legs

more to come soon!
on 22/8/09
Jamie Taylor (http://juansequeda.blogspot.com/2009/08/semantic-web-panels-at-sxsw-2010.html) from Freebase/Metaweb will also be on this panel.
on 1/11/09
Sounds like a fantastic panel
on 13/11/09
. Hope this one gets through.
I've heard Juan speak and I know he makes all this understandable. I also know that he has the network to put together a great group. Looking forward to this.
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