March's topic will be Apache Hadoop presented by Tim Crowley, Senior IT Architect, IBM. Apache Hadoop is a framework for running applications on a large cluster of "commodity" hardware; it's designed so that node failures are automatically handled by the framework. The Hadoop framework also abstracts away the complexity of distributing large data sets across the cluster. A straightforward Java API allows developers to create applications that process large data volumes, without worrying about where the data physically resides. The agenda consists of:
Food and beverages will be provided by IT Resources Corp. and is represented by Gary Baran. Please contact our sponsor if you are looking for IT related jobs. Monday, March 26th at 6:00 PM. The event will be hosted by Community Foundation of Sarasota, located at 2635 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34237, which is west of exit 210 off I75. |