Welcome!
Jacek Becla XLDB-2015 Conference Chairman SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 1 XLDB Goals & Focus
1. Exchange information Identify trends, commonalities and major roadblocks
2. Bridge gaps Bridge the gap between users solution providers worldwide
3. Facilitate growth Facilitate development and growth of practical technologies Main focus on practical aspects
data management & complex analytics at extreme scale
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 2 XLDB1, SLAC, circa 2007
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 3 1. Invitational workshop
2. Open conference
3. Satellite / topical events
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 4 Workshop Conference Satellite
2007 X
2008 X
2009 X
2010 X X
2011 X X Edinburgh / Scotland
2013 X X Geneva / Switzerland Rio de Janeiro / Brazil 2014 New York -- Healthcare 2015 X X
2015 or 2016 D.C. – XLDB for Government ? 2016 Santiago / Chile ?
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 5 others science academia
industries vendors
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 6 XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 7 Philosophy
• Stable – “don’t change it if it is not broken” • Small fine tunings and adjustments
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 8 “big data conference”
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 9 “big data expert”
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 10 XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 11 XLDB-2015
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 12 Unchanged
• @ Stanford • Single track • Lightning talks + posters, best-talk voting – best 2 talks will get plenary slot at XLDB-2015+1 • Focus on practical, real-world solutions • Industry/science mix • Videotaping and publishing • Lots of time to socialize • As many power strips as we can • Invitational workshop • Post-event survey
…and many more
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 13 Changes
• No tutorials and no demos • Student passes
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 14 Logistics & Miscellaneous
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 15 XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 16 Social Event
• Included in registration fee for all attendees • Tonight, 5:40pm • Outside of Paul Brest Hall • Light appetizers and beverages • Non-seated • Display your badge
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 17 Miscellaneous
• Slides will be published this week • Videos will be published in June • Wear your name tag at all times • Wireless: – Stanford Visitor. No password needed • Access to power outlets – be courteous • Please turn off your cell phones • Twitter: #xldb, @xldbConf
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 18 Organizing Committee
• Jacek Becla, SLAC (chair) • Stephen Brobst, Teradata • Jeff Hammerbacher, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Cloudera • Bill Howe, University of Washington • Chris Kemp, OpenStack • Joel Saltz, Stony Brook University
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 19 BIG Thanks to Our Sponsors
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 20 http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/xldb2015/ProgramC.asp
XLDB-2015, Jacek Becla 21