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Dealing with Scale and Security: How MasterCard is Mastering the Game Jun 11, 2019

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With over 2.5 billion card holders making 74 billion transactions a year, MasterCard has a huge responsibility to ensure not only that these transactions are processed in a timely manner but that each and every transaction is safe and secure. From Dell Technologies World, Cory and Brett sit down with Nick Curcuru, VP of Data Analytics and Cyber Security to get an insight into this massive challenge and understand how MasterCard is solving this problem. From being an early adopter in Hadoop to embracing AI technologies, MasterCard is not a credit card company, they are a technology company and Nick provides an overview of the technologies and partnerships MasterCard is leveraging to not only focus on today but to help them get to where they need to be in 5 years and beyond. Check out how MasterCard is dealing with the massive scale of their business while also ensuring they are staying 3 steps ahead of fraudulent activity.

The 2019 Disney Data & Analytics Conference is taking place at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando Floria on August 20th and 21st. DDAC always has an all-star line up of speakers and this year Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III the “Miracle on the Hudson” Hero Pilot & Shane Battier Vice President, Analytics and Basketball Development for the Miami Heat will be the keynote speakers. You can use promo code “BigDataBeard-2019” to receive 20% off your conference pass. Click here to register with the promo code. Music from this episode is by Andrew Belle. Please go check him out...you'll thank us!

Insight into Pivotal's Kubernetes and Data Analytics Strategy with Chad Sakac Jun 04, 2019

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Pivotal’s mission is to transform the way in which people and companies build software. From Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Greenplum, this company has been at the forefront of innovation and open source collaboration. Cory and Brett get to sit down with one of the industries’ great technologist Chad Sakac, who leads Pivotal’s strategy and development around Kubernetes. Kubernetes has been seen as a deployment methodology of the future for all workloads including Big Data and AI. Cory and Brett pick Chad’s brain about how Pivotal is incorporating Kubernetes into their products through Pivotal Container Services and how this can help drive Data Analytics and AI workloads into the future. Chad also provides unique insights into the history of Kubernetes and containers and provides parallels to the rise of virtualization. The team then gets a look into Pivotal’s strategy and portfolio for Data Analytics today and in the future.

Music from this episode is by Andrew Belle. Please go check him out...you'll thank us!

New Splunk Enterprise Release - An Executive Insight May 30, 2019

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In this special episode of the Big Data Beard Podcast, Cory and Brett get to sit down with Josh Klahr, Splunk’s VP of Product Management, Splunk Enterprise and Core Products to breakdown Splunk’s announcement today regarding Splunk Enterprise 7.3 and Machine Learning Tool Kit (MLTK) 4.3. Josh provides new details and insight into the announcements surrounding Workload Management, Metrics, SmartStore and the new support for Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and MLTK’s Smart Assist. Cory and Brett also dig into Splunk’s announcements from April around Splunk’s Connected Experiences and Business Flow. Check out this special podcast to get the scoop on all the new features Splunk has added!

Carmax: The way data-science-powered car buying should be! May 28, 2019

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Todd Dube, Architect for Data Science at Carmax joined the Big Data Beard’s Cory at Spark+AI Summit and shared how his team is changing the experience of buying a car in the best way possible. Sure, we know the old process, but this digital native company is driving better experiences for customers in the modern world on any platform to acquire these old school assets in a modern way! We talk about the value of starting with a use case in mind and iterating towards a real deliverable that makes a real difference.

Carmax has a super innovative and welcoming culture that is looking for more talented folks to help them evolve in the modern market. Are you up to the challenge to join them?!?

Manager Data Science and Machine Learning: https://carmax.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Corporate---Richmond/Technology-Manager---Data-Science-and-Machine-Learning_JR-003622
Sr Data Engineer: https://carmax.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Corporate---Richmond/Sr-Software-Developer---Data-Engineering_JR-006291
Data Engineer: https://carmax.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Corporate---Richmond/Software-Developer-II---Data-Engineering_JR-006292

This podcast was recorded at Spark+AI Summit in San Francisco, California in April 2019.

Check out Todd’s presentation from the conference here.

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Splice Machine: The Operational Data Platform May 21, 2019

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Splice Machine announced the company’s new data science workbench, ML Manager, at the Spark + AI Summit 2019 being held April 23-25, in San Francisco, CA. Cory caught up with Splice Machine's founder and CEO, Monte Zweben, about how Splice Machine bridges the gap between operational databases and the tools used by data scientists to power modern AI. Splice Machine’s new Data Science Workbench, called ML Manager, empowers data science teams to maximize the performance of their machine learning models by removing the latency associated with building complex data pipelines, performing cumbersome transformations and training models on updated data. At the Spark+AI Summit, Monte presented, “Without Operational AI, Your ML Model is Stale” which will discussed how companies can integrate OLTP, OLAP and ML capabilities in a unified platform to make intelligent decisions in real time using data at scale. The resulting SQL platform reduces data movement and therefore enables training on real-time data and testing on real-time data leading to better decision-making. This podcast was recorded at Spark+AI Summit in San Francisco, California in April 2019. Full show notes and links are available here - https://bit.ly/BDB_EP73 Conference discount opportunity for our listeners…check out the ways our partnerships can save you money on the best big data and AI tech conferences around the world:

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Spark of The Future with DataBricks May 14, 2019

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Spark is one of the most popular platforms for Data Science and AI development today and the team at DataBricks is driving massive innovation in this community, both open-source and commercially. Cory sat down with Reynold Xin, Co-Founder and Chief Architect, and Michael Armburst, Principal Architect, at DataBricks to understand the history of Spark development and uncover the massive developments in the platform available now and in the near future making Spark more accessible and easier for Data Scientists and Engineers alike. This podcast was recorded at Spark+AI Summit in San Francisco, California in April 2019. Links DataBricks Reynold on LinkedIn & Twitter Michael on LinkedIn & Twitter DeltaLake and Announcement Apple Presentation on DeltaLake MLFlow Videos from Spark+AI Summit 2019 Reynold Keynote Recording on Koalas Michael Keynote Recording on Delta Did you know we are on Spotify? Tune in to The Big Data Beard! Don’t forget that we are going to Domino Data Labs’ upcoming REV2 Conference in NYC May 23-24. Visit the REV Conference Website and use promo code BDB_REV100 to save $100 on your pass!

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MapR: A Proven Platform for Big Data and AI with Jack Norris May 07, 2019

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In the world of platforms for Big Data, there is a lot of confusion and conflict. But one one of the early entrants to the market is still one of the most popular. Brett and Cory sit down with Jack Norris of MapR Technologies to learn how they’ve evolved over the years to become a truly unique data platform delivering a first class layer of “DataWare” in the enterprise stack. Learn from an industry veteran who understands the history of platforms and has an educated view on platforms of the future…and trust us, Jack is a super cool, interesting dude to hang out with for a chat! This podcast was recorded at the fantastic O’Reilly Media AI Conference in NYC. In addition to interviewing great leaders in the AI space like Jack, the Big Data Beard team got to attend a variety of sessions and get a sense of the bleeding edge of AI. If you missed this conference, don’t worry there are three more left this year. Click here to get the schedule and promo codes to save you 15% off your conference pass. Links FREE Training from MapR - this is huge that they offer this for free Machine Learning Logistics Book - authored by MapR folks MapR Disaggregated Storage Layer MapR Platform KubeFlow Mapr Event Insatek - Australian Explosion as a Service The Couple Next Door - book recommendation from Jack Americans - Jack’s binge-worthy show Martin Miller’s Gin Did you know we are on Spotify? Tune in to The Big Data Beard!

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Land, sea and space: how Intel is using AI for social good Apr 30, 2019

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A lot of the Artificial Intelligence conversations that are being had today revolve around how AI is influencing government and business but in this week’s episode, Brett and Cory sit down with Anna Bethkefrom Intelto talk about how her team is driving AI for social good initiative around the globe. From anti-poaching to counting whales, Anna, the Head of AI for social good within the Intel AI products group, outlines some of the really cool and impactful projects her team is driving to better society. Brett and Cory also get Anna’s opinion on the ethics of AI, the state of AI bias and some of the top trends she is seeing. This podcast was recorded at the fantastic O’Reilly Media AI Conferencein NYC. In addition to interviewing great leaders in the AI space link Anna, the Big Data Beard team got to attend a variety of sessions and get a sense of the bleeding edge of AI. If you missed this conference, don’t worry there are three more left this year. Click here to get the schedule and promo codes to save you 15% off your conference pass.

Domino Data Lab: The Data Science Platform Apr 23, 2019

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Brett and Cory get the low down on Domino Data Lab’s Data Science Platform with returning guest, VP of Marketing Jon Rooney and their Deputy CTO, Ozzy Johnson. We discussed what it means to truly be a platform and how to separate Domino from the pretenders. Hear how the world’s most mature, model driven businesses leverage Domino to not only collaborate and accelerate model development, but also deliver simpler deployments that scale and provide reproducibility and explainability so critical for enterprises automating with AI. Also hear how you can get a great discount to Rev2, the Domino sponsored Data Science Conference in NYC May 23-24.

Making Smarter Beer with Deschutes Brewery and Microsoft Azure AI Apr 16, 2019

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Recorded at Microsoft’s office in Bellevue WA, Brett and Kyle sit down with Kyle Kotaich and Jeremiah Beisner of Deschutes Brewery. Deschutes Brewery was founded in 1988 and is the tenth largest craft brewery in the US. We'll find out how Deschutes uses data collected from the fermentation process to brew better beer as well as increase utilization from their machine learning models with Microsoft Azure AI and Cognitive Services. We'll also chat about their open source project, Brewery Pi, which helps brewers, large and small, make beer better using data.

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