Apache Kafka is a robust distributed streaming platform that allows a processing node to publish or subscribe to streams of records; and to support storing or processing of these records. This open source framework is typically used for near/real-time applications as a reliable control mechanism. Josh Ra'anan provides ...
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Internet of Things Frameworks
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The practice of software engineering experiences intermittent spikes of activity focused on a new technology. In these periods, there is a rush to create new frameworks and tools that will be used to build the next generation of systems. A current interest for organizations that want to connect smart devices ...
Introduction to CKAN
Tech Talk by Matt Counts ⚫ April 4, 2018
A project team or organization has many options when selecting an open source content management system, such as WordPress or Drupal, that are optimized for blogs and page-oriented websites. However, are these the best tools to manage datasets? Is there a platform that can better support storing, managing, and visualizing ...
Introduction to CKAN
CKAN
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A new client project targets the development of a knowledge management platform focused on modern slavery, forced and child labor. The target users of this system are researchers, policy experts, academics, and staff of government and non-governmental organizations working to address these global challenges. A key objective is to easily ...
Alexa and PublicRelay Platform
Tech Talk by Bill Mitchell ⚫ July 20, 2017
Amazon Alexa is a technology for both voice control and delivery of voice content, and is an increasingly important delivery channel for software. Bill Mitchell describes how Alexa is being integrated into the PublicRelay platform for media monitoring and analytics.
Alexa and PublicRelay Platform
Introduction to Google AppMaker
Tech Talk by Jack Miszencin ⚫ July 6, 2017
Google AppMaker enables rapid development of multi-page web apps including a custom data schema and supporting scripts. This development tool and framework allows a developer to easily create apps that follow the Material Design standard; and incorporate user-interface elements, forms, and integration with Google services.
Introduction to Google AppMaker
Big Data Architecture, Apache Spark, Part 2
Tech Talk by Lance Parlier ⚫ March 23, 2017
Lance Parlier continues his presentation on Apache Spark, Hadoop, the Scala programming language, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The focus in Part 2 is a real-world example of Big Data – a music recommendation system built with Apache Spark that uses machine learning. This program will suggest songs based on ...
Big Data Architecture, Apache Spark, Part 2
Big Data Architecture - Apache Spark
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A key to a successful 'big data' implementation is a robust system architecture that can provide high-throughput and high-performance. In this week's Tech Talk, Lance Parlier presents an introduction to current technologies for these demanding applications – Apache Spark, Hadoop, the Scala programming language, and Amazon Web Services (AWS ...
Big Data Architecture - Apache Spark
Spring Boot Web Services
Tech Talk by Jim Welch ⚫ Oct. 20, 2016
Looking for an easy way to implement a RESTful web service in Java? Spring Boot by Pivotal Software, Inc. gives you everything you need. This presentation will show you how to set up a simple RESTful web service using Spring Boot. Saying hello world and getting a response has never ...
Spring Boot Web Services
React and Redux
Tech Talk by Alex Moser ⚫ May 12, 2016
React components are far more powerful than Angular templates and Redux works especially well with frameworks like React because they let you describe UI as a function of state, and Redux emits state updates in response to actions. In this presentation, Alex explains his learnings from recent trainings and ways ...