This year’s Strata + Hadoop World in New York City was all about “Making Data Work.” The key word: “Work,” which epitomized Strata 2015’s pronounced “business-y” tone. Perhaps it has something to do with location (New York compared to say, “perhaps-slightly-more-distanced-from-enterprise-reality” locales like Silicon Valley or Las Vegas), but the focus more likely represents a maturation in the Big Data space. From the exhibit floor to the lecture halls, Strata 2015 signified a shift from the conceptual to the practical.
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