April 30, 2016
Thank you for making Spark Saturday DC a Success!
On a rainy and foggy Saturday morning, April 30th, in McLean, VA., more than 275 Spark enthusiasts, forsaking the comfort of Saturday sleep-in, eagerly lined up at 8:00 am to register for an all-day, inaugural Spark Saturday DC Meetup at Capital One’s headquarters. That is an affirmation that Apache Spark’s fervor is tangible, its hunger insatiable, and its popularity uncontested!
A Databricks t-shirt reads: “May the Spark with you.” So it was for the entire day—and so was the voice of its “Father.”
Thanks to Capital One (host), MetiStream, and Databricks as major organizers, this all-day community event was a success—with seven tech-talks, training by Metistream, speakers’ panel Q & A, and happy hour.
Videos of the tech-talks are available here.
If you missed talking to any of exhibitors during the event and would like to find out more about them, you can visit their websites:
If you’re a Spark Meetup organizer or you are interested to sponsor a Spark Saturday, the following organizers can offer you guidance:
- Jules S. Damji – jules@databricks.com
- Donna Fernandez – donna@metistream.com
- Raj Prasad – Raj.Prasad@capitalone.com
- Srini Nanduri – Srinivas.Nanduri@capitalone.com
- Denny Lee – denny@databricks.com
If you are interested in learning more about Apache Spark and related technologies, we also suggest you join and explore the following groups and resources:
- http://www.meetup.com/Washington-DC-Area-Spark-Interactive/
- http://www.meetup.com/VA-MD-DC-Big-Data-Healthcare-Meetup/
- http://www.meetup.com/spark-online/
- http://www.meetup.com/Fast-Data-DC-NoVA-MD-DC/
Finally, thank you again for making Spark Saturday a reality. And we hope to see you again at future Spark events.
The Spark Saturday D.C. Organizing Committee and key sponsors:
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