Hortonworks contributes to a number of Apache projects. When we started we depended on our many experienced Apache community members to train their fellow Hortonworkers in the Apache Way. However, as we grew we found that training "by osmosis" was no longer sufficient. So we have instituted training for our teams in what Apache is, how it works, their responsibilities as part of Apache and how that meshes with their responsibilities as Hortonworkers, as well as a practical list of best practices and what to avoid. This talk will share some thoughts on the need for this training, give an overview of the content, talk about the results we have seen, and discuss how we are now working to role this out beyond engineering into the rest of the company.
There are no shortage of reasons why an open source project can stagnate. Yet despite confronting many of these challenges, Apache CouchDB has been resilient in the nearly 10 years since becoming an Apache Software Foundation project, to the point where today, its codebase and community are about as strong as they’ve ever been. The constant thread throughout the life of the project has been the consistent support of the ASF and IBM.
Adam Kocoloski, CTO of IBM Watson Data Platform, co-founder of Cloudant and PMC member for CouchDB, shares his perspective on what IBM finds so valuable about the Apache Software Foundation, through the lens of projects like CouchDB, Apache Spark, Apache Edgent and Apache OpenWhisk.
The importance of digital psychometrics – that is the assessment of psychological characteristics via digital footprints – was highlighted recently in the context of Trump’s unexpected victory during the U.S. presidential election. According to international media reports, Trump’s campaign used detailed psychological profiles of 220 million US citizens to target them with more than 175,000 different versions of personalized ads that catered to their values and preferences. In line with the public debate around the effectiveness as well as broader implications of such predictive technologies, this talk focuses on the following three questions: (1) How does digital psychometrics work (2) What are the potential benefits and dangers of digital psychometrics? (3) And finally, what does the future of digital psychometrics hold and how will it affect technology?
Over the past 10 years, Comcast has become a strong technology and software company creating original work to deliver innovative experiences to customers. Increasingly, open source fuels Comcast’s software stacks, development methodology and support for community. My talk is about our journey to open source and how Apache projects are at the heart of many of our technology innovations.
