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Next week, I\u2019ll be speaking about big data technologies at the Cloud Expo in New York City<\/a>, June 7 \u2013 9. The \u201cexpo\u201d label is inspiring, reminding me of world expos throughout history. These huge national events feature exhibits, performances and activities, often with global, futuristic themes. The first event like this was \u201cThe Great Exhibition\u201d in London in 1851. In the following decades, events became so popular that the Bureau of International Expositions formed in 1928 to oversee the calendar and consistency of expos. This bureau defines an \u201cexpo\u201d by the grand scale and length of the events, three to six months. NYC\u2019s Cloud Expo will only run for three days (complimentary registration link below!), but\u2026 <\/p>\n Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Conference: Session:
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\n\u2026we hope that it also inspires attendees with futuristic glimpses into a data-driven future beyond our wildest dreams. Flying databases, anyone? I\u2019m only half-kidding. Today\u2019s data and cloud technology inventors have made giant strides. Consider Hadoop, NoSQL or other new technologies that help companies collect and analyze billions of data points a day. To a 1980s DBA, this might have seemed as far-fetched as Alexander Graham Bell\u2019s telephone, showcased at Philadelphia\u2019s Centennial Exposition in 1876. Can you imagine what those attendees would have thought about an iPhone?
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\nSome inventions don\u2019t change the world, but nevertheless leave a lasting impact. Heinz introduced its ketchup at the 1876 Centennial Expo. Heinz was also an early pioneer in marketing, promising a free \u201cpickle-charm\u201d to lure foot-traffic to its tucked-away booth at the 1893 Chicago World\u2019s Fair. Arguably, the first trade-show giveaway ever.
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\nExpos often featured bleeding-edge ideas long before they could be viably executed. Not far from next week\u2019s Cloud Expo sits the site of the 1964 World\u2019s Fair, in Flushing Meadows, NY, marked by the iconic Unisphere built for the event. (Interestingly, the \u201864 World\u2019s Fair was not officially sanctioned as an \u201cexpo\u201d by the international bureau, for a variety of reasons.) Here many attendees first experienced live video in the form of Bell Lab\u2019s Picturephone, a primitive video conferencing service that transmitted grainy, low-resolution images. An early version of the grainy, low-resolution videoconferencing we enjoy today!
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\nKidding aside, with new and evolving technologies, there\u2019s often a long ramp between idea, execution and broad-scale adoption. Take big data and cloud technologies, now moving beyond the realm of futuristic to become a business imperative. This happened quickly, and technology cycles are only getting more compressed. Knowing what’s on the horizon is helpful.
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\nWhile I won\u2019t have pickle charms, I still hope you come to my session, \u201cTech Primer: Big Data Services for the Cloud,\u201d a category somewhere between ketchup and the telephone on the invention-impact scale. We\u2019ll take an unbiased look at the technologies, market research and use cases that are shaping cloud data processing today. If you\u2019ll be in the area, there\u2019s still time to get your complimentary pass for the event, via this link<\/a>. Come get inspired at the Expo!<\/p>\n
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\nhttp:\/\/www.cloudcomputingexpo.com\/event\/session\/3154<\/a><\/p>\n