Big Data Analytics is becoming a major priority for more organizations every day. However, traditional Hadoop skills are still difficult to find, expensive to hire and time-consuming to train. In this introductory session, we'll see how it is easy to get started with Big Data Analytics using Spark and Python. We'll learn how to perform standard analytical tasks, like creating RDDs and Data Frames, transforming columns and creating aggregations. Be sure to bring your rubber suits, because we'll be playing with lightning...snakes.
Brad Llewellyn is a Service Engineer on Microsoft's FastTrack for Azure Team in Charlotte, NC. Brad helps individuals and organizations leverage Analytics and Azure to revolutionize themselves and their industries. He has an M.S. in Statistics from the University of South Carolina, MCSE Certification in Data Management and Analytics, MCSE Certification in Cloud Platform and Infrastructure and various MCSA Certifications in Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics. Brad is an active blogger at breaking-bi.blogspot.com. He is also an organizer for the Charlotte BI Group, a local PASS chapter in Charlotte, NC. You can connect with him on LinkedIn at / bradllewellyn and on Twitter @BreakingBI.