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--k On 2014-01-31, at 8:16 AM, Tom Barber <[email protected]> wrote: > Alright folks I was planning on pitching this, what do you think? > > Title: Utilising the power of Apache OODT with open source Business > Intelligence tools > > Event: ApacheCon North America 2014 > > Submission Type: Presentation > > Category: Developer > > Biography: Tom Barber has been a vocal Open Source Business Intelligence > proponent for many years. He is well known in the Pentaho community having > instigated a number of Pentaho community meetings in the UK and Europe. He > has extensive experience of information management, business intelligence, > data warehousing, and data integration with a range of technologies. Tom is > also the project founder of the Apache Licensed Saiku OLAP Analysis Tool. > When not hacking Open Source technologies Tom is the Technical Director of > Meteorite Consulting, an open source focussed Business Intelligence > consultancy. > > Abstract: Apache OODT is a science data processing framework that is NASA's > > first project to be released to the ASF. OODT has many publicised use cases > in the science world, but less discussed is the use of Apache OODT in the > world of business. We'll run through a number of examples detailing how OODT > can be used for non science based applications. We will also demonstrate how > Open Source Business Intelligence tools can interact with Apache OODT and > help integrate Apache OODT into Business Intelligence ecosystems. Using > Pentaho Data Integration we will demonstrate data ingestion and extraction, > and how ETL tools can help you manipulate data from within Apache OODT. > > Audience: User of OODT, and Business Intelligence developers who have an > interest in Metadata storage and processing. > > Experience Level: Beginner > > Technical Requirements: Projector > > > Cheers > > Tom > > > On 30/01/14 21:11, Christopher Warner wrote: >> Ok, i've got a day to decide.. i'm swamped and I feel really lazy right >> now, let me procrastinate a little while I think of how I can lay this out >> into a compelling talk of some sort. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Chris Mattmann >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Chris, smells like another talk. Please submit :) Seriously, you have it >>> written below :) Submit! :) >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Chris Mattmann >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Christopher Warner <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 8:45 AM >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: ApacheCon 2014 >>> >>>> One of the more difficult things for me trying to sell OODT was espousing >>>> why it's useful for structured processes whether they be government >>>> initiated protocols for data handling or workflow handling of that data. >>>> In >>>> some cases I'm dealing with large data sets that exist in things like >>>> excel, word, or some other unstructured crazy format. So part of the >>>> problem is social and dealing with researchers outside of the science >>>> paradigm whom aren't readily used to processing or extracting information >>> >from their data in that way. >>>> I think it's a great idea that would give an immediate visually accessible >>>> way of how it's useful for data sets not-related to science alone. >>>> >>> >From New York.. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Tom Barber <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So I saw the call go out that they were short of applications and it got >>>>> me thinking once again. >>>>> >>>>> My issue with Apache OODT is the fact currently a load of science bods >>>>> use >>>>> it (no offence ;) ) and the stuff you see written about and presented >>>>> whilst a) is cool as hell b) lacks day to day "real world" applications >>>>> for >>>>> non scientists because if people do use it for non science applications, >>>>> its not publicised very well which is where I want to try and advocate >>>>> OODT.... >>>>> >>>>> But with my current clients don't have an obvious use case, but there >>>>> must >>>>> be a bunch if I sit down and think about them, so I was thinking about >>>>> pitching a talk along the lines of >>>>> >>>>> "Utilising the power of Apache OODT with mainstream Business >>>>> Intelligence tools" >>>>> >>>>> Where I can discuss a few real world scenarios and I was thinking I >>>>> could demonstrate OODT integration with Pentaho Data >>>>> Integration(Apache Licensed) using ETL to control ingestion and use >>>>> Pentaho Data Integration to query and extract data from the Catalog. >>>>> >>>>> I could also use the Pentaho BI server to create a Dashboard >>>>> framework to display relevant OODT information and as an alternative >>>>> ingestion platform to the default File manager. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Clearly non of this is yet written and I guess I'd write it if the talk >>>>> got accepted and I got my fellow colleagues to help sponsor the trip, >>>>> but i >>>>> thought the idea was worth putting out there to garner feedback from the >>>>> development community. >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts on a postcard please. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 17/01/14 00:12, Chris Mattmann wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Tom, >>>>>> >>>>>> I was thinking of submitting one on the use of Apache OODT >>>>>> in the Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) project at JPL. or on >>>>>> the Wicket-based web interfaces. Do you have any ideas of what >>>>>> to submit? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>> Chris Mattmann >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Tom Barber <[email protected]> >>>>>> Reply-To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 2:34 PM >>>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: ApacheCon 2014 >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi folks, >>>>>>> Just a quick query. I was wondering if any OODT developers were >>>>>>> planning >>>>>>> to submit any talk proposals into ApacheCon? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> *Tom Barber* | Technical Director >>>>>>> >>>>>>> meteorite bi >>>>>>> *T:* +44 20 8133 3730 >>>>>>> *W:* www.meteorite.bi | *Skype:* meteorite.consulting >>>>>>> *A:* Surrey Technology Centre, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 >>>>>>> 7YG, >>>>>>> UK >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Tom Barber* | Technical Director >>>>> >>>>> meteorite bi >>>>> *T:* +44 20 8133 3730 >>>>> *W:* www.meteorite.bi | *Skype:* meteorite.consulting >>>>> *A:* Surrey Technology Centre, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 >>>>> 7YG, UK >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Christopher Warner >>>> http://cwarner.kernelcode.com >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *Tom Barber* | Technical Director > > meteorite bi > *T:* +44 20 8133 3730 > *W:* www.meteorite.bi | *Skype:* meteorite.consulting > *A:* Surrey Technology Centre, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7YG, UK
