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Finalists for Annual Strata Data Awards Announced

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

OReilly , the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business,and Cloudera today announced the finalists for the 2019 edition of the annual Strata Data Awards .

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  • OReilly , the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business,and Cloudera today announced the finalists for the 2019 edition of the annual Strata Data Awards .
  • The Strata Data Awards recognize the most innovative data-driven startups, projects and initiatives from Strata Data Conference sponsors and exhibitors.
  • The awards will be handed out at the upcoming Strata Data Conference , taking place March 25-28, 2019 in San Francisco, CA at the Moscone Center .
  • Were honored to have so many innovative companies and projects present at this years Strata Data Conference, said Ben Lorica, chief data scientist at OReilly and Strata Data Conference program chair.

MapR Announces T-Systems as Global Solutions Partner

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

MapR Technologies, Inc ., visionary creator of the next-generation data platform for AI and Analytics, today announced that T-Systems has become its latest Global Solutions Partner offering the full MapR portfolio across system integration and managed services engagements.

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  • MapR Technologies, Inc ., visionary creator of the next-generation data platform for AI and Analytics, today announced that T-Systems has become its latest Global Solutions Partner offering the full MapR portfolio across system integration and managed services engagements.
  • We have built a close relationship with MapR through several major customer projects and we are happy to announce a strengthening of our relationship by becoming a MapR Global Solutions Partner, said Stefan Zosel, head of sales, managed cloud services platform for T-Systems.
  • By working more closely with MapR, and leveraging the MapR Data Platform we can help our clients to deliver innovative data led solutions that enable them to solve business challenges and create new opportunities.
  • Jim Stock, vice president EMEA at MapR, said, "We are pleased to welcome T-Systems as our newest Global Solutions Partner at a time of growing demand across every business sector for data platform technologies.

Databricks Unified Analytics Platform Takes the Stage at Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2019

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

On the expo floor, Databricks will showcase its Unified Analytics Platform that has been adopted by over 2,000 organizations to unify data and machine learning initiatives.

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  • On the expo floor, Databricks will showcase its Unified Analytics Platform that has been adopted by over 2,000 organizations to unify data and machine learning initiatives.
  • The Gartner Data & Analytics Summit will offer a holistic view of current trends and topics around data management, business intelligence (BI), and analytics, including innovative technologies such as AI, blockchain and IoT.
  • Unified Analytics combines data processing and machine learning in a single collaborative platform for data science and engineering teams.
  • Founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, Databricks provides a Unified Analytics Platform for data science teams to collaborate with data engineering and lines of business to build data products.

MapR to Present on AI, Machine Learning, Kubernetes and Kubeflow at Upcoming Industry Conferences

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

What: Ted Dunning, chief application architect at MapR, will present an, Online Evaluation of Machine Learning Models.

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  • What: Ted Dunning, chief application architect at MapR, will present an, Online Evaluation of Machine Learning Models.
  • What: Terry He, senior director of engineering at MapR and Skyler Thomas, MapR engineer, will lead the session, Persistent Storage for Machine Learning in KubeFlow.
  • What: Paul Curtis, principal solutions engineer at MapR, will present Clusters in Kubernetes on a Cluster: Building a Multi-Tenant Environment for the Field.
  • Global 2000 enterprises trust the MapR Data Platform to help them solve their most complex AI and analytics challenges.

Spark + AI Summit 2019 Brings Together Global Data and Machine Learning Innovators

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Spark + AI Summit is the leading event for data teams, including developers, data scientists, and data and analytics leaders, to engage in discussions regarding data, analytics, machine learning and practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI).

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  • Spark + AI Summit is the leading event for data teams, including developers, data scientists, and data and analytics leaders, to engage in discussions regarding data, analytics, machine learning and practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI).
  • Attendees will learn about the latest advances in Apache Spark and machine learning technologies like TensorFlow, MLflow, PyTorch as well as real-world enterprise AI best practice.
  • To lead discussions on innovations in AI, the Spark + AI Summit speaker lineup includes presentations from data and machine learning thought leaders, researchers and the original creators of Apache Spark and MLflow.
  • Key themes for this years Spark + AI Summit include real-world AI use cases, the latest in deep learning frameworks and Apache Spark integration, best practices for productionizing machine learning models, and how to use Apache Spark at scale.

Binovi™ by Eyecarrot Partners With Microsoft's Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Platform Azure Databricks

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

TORONTO, Feb. 28 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Eyecarrot Innovations Corp (Eyecarrot) (TSX-V: EYC | OTCQB: EYCCF)is pleased to announceit has initiated implementation of Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT) Machine Learning(ML)and Artificial Intelligence(AI)platform Azure Databricks.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 28 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Eyecarrot Innovations Corp (Eyecarrot) (TSX-V: EYC | OTCQB: EYCCF)is pleased to announceit has initiated implementation of Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT) Machine Learning(ML)and Artificial Intelligence(AI)platform Azure Databricks.
  • As a follow on to the partnership with Microsoft as a member of its BizSpark Plus Program, valued at $500,000 in services, software, and support, BinoviTMby Eyecarrot will now accelerate big data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions with Azure Databricks.
  • BinoviTMwill now provide advanced analytics on big data by transforming our data into actionable insights leveraging best-in-class machine learning tools.
  • This architecture allows the company to combine any data at any scale and will have the ability to build and deploy custom machine learning models.

MapR Channel and Technology Leadership Recognized by Channel Marketing Journal and InsideBIGDATA

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

MapR Technologies, Inc. , provider of the industry's next generation data platform for AI and Analytics, today announced it has been named to the Channel Marketing Journal, 2019 Channel Marketing Innovators to Watch List and InsideBIGDATA, IMPACT 50 List for Q1 2019.

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  • MapR Technologies, Inc. , provider of the industry's next generation data platform for AI and Analytics, today announced it has been named to the Channel Marketing Journal, 2019 Channel Marketing Innovators to Watch List and InsideBIGDATA, IMPACT 50 List for Q1 2019.
  • Channel Marketing Journal, 2019 Channel Marketing Innovators to Watch List The innovators spotlighted on the 2019 list, which will officially premier this Spring and be published on the Channel Marketing Journal website, features people, ideas and companies that are opening up new opportunities in the channel or closing a gap in the market with creative approaches to meet the needs of next-generation technology buyers.
  • Global 2000 enterprises trust the MapR Data Platform to help them solve their most complex AI and analytics challenges.
  • MapR is a registered trademark of MapR Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Databricks Appoints Public Sector Leader to Meet Demand for Unified Analytics

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Databricks , the leader in Unified Analytics and founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, today announced the key addition of Kevin Davis as vice president of Public Sector to meet the demand for Databricks Unified Analytics Platform.

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  • Databricks , the leader in Unified Analytics and founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, today announced the key addition of Kevin Davis as vice president of Public Sector to meet the demand for Databricks Unified Analytics Platform.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190220005224/en/
    Kevin Davis, vice president of Public Sector at Databricks (Photo: Business Wire)
    In his new role, Davis will be responsible for further expanding strategic alliances and scaling the companys customer base within the public sector.
  • Big data analytics is quickly impacting the sector - it is key to improving public services and cybersecurity measures, said Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks.
  • A key component in Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Databricks Delta , enables organizations and agencies to blend real-time streaming and batch data reliably and at massive scale.

Silicon Valley Veteran Rob Bearden to Keynote Greenville's 2019 Venture Pitch Conference

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Monday, February 18, 2019

GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXT Upstate announced today that Rob Bearden will deliver the opening keynote for their 4th annual conference on April 11th, 2019.

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  • GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXT Upstate announced today that Rob Bearden will deliver the opening keynote for their 4th annual conference on April 11th, 2019.
  • As CEO, Rob led Hortonworks from its founding to IPO and eventually to its successful merger with Cloudera.
  • Previously, he served in senior roles at Oracle, where he directed a $1 billion sales organization, and he also served as Entrepreneur-in-Resident (EIR) at famed silicon valley venture firm, Benchmark Capital.
  • The keynote address will open the NEXT Venture Pitch conference on Thursday afternoon, April 11th, 2019.

Cloudera and Hortonworks Named Among Leaders in Cloud Hadoop/Spark Platforms Report by Independent Research Firm

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

According to Forrester, the Leaders identified in the report "support a broader set of use cases, enhanced automation and good scalability and performance."

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  • According to Forrester, the Leaders identified in the report "support a broader set of use cases, enhanced automation and good scalability and performance."
  • Both Cloudera's platform and Hortonworks' platform were named among the Leaders in the report.
  • Cloudera is combining the best technology and product features from both companies and will produce the industry's first enterprise data cloud for customers.
  • Cloudera and associated marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cloudera, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.