1. Introduction to Big Data (Part 2): The "Hadoop" Platform and In-Memory DBs (Lior King)

     The Hadoop framework is a popular open source solution for data analysis on huge amounts of data. In this presentation we will discuss the core of Hadoop (map/reduce and HDFS), its architecture and tools that are based on the Hadoop platform. We will also demonstrate Hive and HBase. In addition, we will discuss in-memory databases (such as Redis, Memcached, etc.) and see one or two in action.../mouse over to see more/

2. Case Study: Improving Database IO Performance in 888 Using Host Based IO Accelerators (Tzahi Hakikat, 888)

       In this presentation we will present our process of improving Data Warehouse IO performance using PCI IO accelerators. We will discuss the advantages of moving IO activity from central storage to SQL Server host as well as SQL Server 2012 new features, such as AlwaysOn Availability Groups and tempdb on local disk in a cluster configuration..../mouse over to see more/