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Microsoft Cloud booth at Cloud Expo New York attracted well-deserved attention of conference delegates.
Big Data, the cloud, and mobile are converging technology trends that represent real opportunities for developers and IT pros to deliver more efficiencies and new value.
On June 11, 2014, at the 14th International Cloud Expo Microsoft Cloud delivered a complete education track as part of Microsoft's strategy on how to deliver an integrated and yet open platform centered in cloud that also enables to extend existing investments.
For developers and architects, this meant using familiar tools with enhanced capabilities never seen before.
In the past 12 months Microsoft has offered tremendous innovation including: infrastructure as a service, cloud storage, cloud based device management across heterogeneous devices and Big Data solutions.
Cloud Expo delegates learned how they can move their businesses and careers forward by taking Microsoft's innovation to their business.
Opening Keynote By Steve Martin
Microsoft's extensive coverage at Cloud Expo started off with Windows Azure General Manager Steve Martin's Opening Keynote on June 10 at 9:30 am.
Cloud Expo delegates found out out why more than 57% of Fortune 500 companies are using Microsoft Azure to accelerate their time-to-market, open up new business opportunities and save them money.
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Steve Martin's Microsoft Azure opening keynote at Cloud Expo New York
General Session - Microsoft Azure for Enterprise: What and Why
David Chappell, Principal of Chappell & Associates
Microsoft Azure now provides the right services for enterprises. But what scenarios are most interesting to enterprise leaders, and why? Which of these do most enterprises want to start with, why do they want them, and what are the common objections?
This general session walked through these basics, giving Cloud Expo delegates a big picture introduction to how enterprises are adopting Microsoft Azure and how you can help them do this.
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Microsoft Cloud Track Sessions at Cloud Expo New York
Gain Peace of Mind - Use Hybrid Cloud to Modernize Your Storage Strategy
Marc Farley, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Data generation and storage is rapidly accelerating and is expected to grow 44x in the next few years .Strict regulations and compliance combined with the need to mine this data to gain competitive advantage make it mandatory for enterprises to store this data for longer periods of time. To deal with this data explosion, enterprises are switching to a hybrid cloud storage model - a trend that is predicted to accelerate so fast that by 2020 over a third of the world's data is stored and passes through the cloud. Microsoft's hybrid cloud storage solution enables enterprise customers to integrate Microsoft Azure Storage with their data center.
This session will take you through the importance of the StorSimple solution to the hybrid cloud offering and discuss the building blocks you can use to solve data growth problems and cost constraints, as you consider moving your data storage to the public cloud. The final portion provides a future vision for hybrid cloud storage (HCS) with StorSimple and Azure.
Mobile Apps in the Enterprise: Harness the Power for Customers & Employees
Miranda Luna, Product Manager on the Windows Azure team at Microsoft
Mobile apps are becoming increasingly important in the enterprise. Traditional web apps cannot match the increased levels of engagement and retention achieved through a personalized and responsive experience on each user's favorite device. To build a cross-platform mobile app capable of delivering a truly personalized and responsive experience, however, you need to effectively utilize a cloud-connected app back end that is built to enhance security, scale and speed of development.
This session will cover the different aspects of robust mobile application strategy and the enabling technologies offered by Microsoft Azure. Miranda Luna will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Azure to implement mobile engagement strategy end to end, from net new apps to apps that need to leverage on-premises assets, to existing apps that could benefit from enhanced push notifications.
Learn How You Can Easily Extend Your Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure
Drew McDaniel, Principal Program Manager Lead - Windows Azure Division at Microsoft
As infrastructure needs grow so does the need to be able to deal with it in a quick and cost-efficient manner. With Azure, you can spin up new Windows Server and Linux virtual machines in minutes and adjust your usage as your needs change.
This session will explain how with Microsoft's pay-as-you-go approach, you only pay for what you use and there are never any penalties for changing your virtual machine configurations. It includes full support for Microsoft applications including SQL, SharePoint and even third-party software such as Oracle databases and WebLogic. Whether you are using IaaS for development and test or extending your production capacity to the cloud, Azure can help.
The Best PaaS You Likely Have Never Heard About
Nir Mashkowski
Platform as a Service offerings facilitate the deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware , software and by provisioning hosting capabilities. This approach enables developers and architects to focus on the application logic rather than the infrastructure and plumbing needed to scale and secure the applications. Web Applications are no exception. Microsoft Azure Websites is getting the job done running dozens of top tier website as well as Fortune 5000 business critical applications. The Websites team relentlessly focuses on two pillars: delightful developer experience and ensuring administrator trust. Join us for a whirlwind tour of this very rich and diverse platform. We will review some of the core capabilities, language support and our unique scalable, reliable and secure architecture.
Enable Business Continuity for Your Mission-Critical Applications using Microsoft Azure
Jan Engelsberg
Join this session to learn about Azure SQL Database, a relational database service. We will demonstrate key architectural patterns gathered during close customer engagements to showcase how customers are achieving mission criticality in the cloud. The focus will be on how and when to apply the new capabilities across business continuity and performance into the design of modern mission-critical applications. Expect us to cover both business as well as architectural considerations including technical demos.
Building Hybrid Infrastructure: A look into Microsoft Azure Networking
Yousef Khalidi
Fact:Enterprises are increasing moving applications and infrastructure to the cloud. Fact: Regulation, Compliance and application complexity prevent enterprises of all sizes from moving everything that they have to a cloud.Fact: Organizations are looking for a hybrid approach to use the Cloud. Join this session to get an understanding of networking technologies in Microsoft Azure with a special focus on building a hybrid infrastructure. Topics covered will include Microsoft Azure Virtual Networks, high-speed dedicated connectivity, connectivity solutions for developers and test-dev scenarios among others.
Enterprise Mobility: Let Users Choose Without Compromising Compliance
Andrew Conway
Platform as a Service offerings facilitate the deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware , software and by provisioning hosting capabilities. This approach enables developers and architects to focus on the application logic rather than the infrastructure and plumbing needed to scale and secure the applications. Web Applications are no exception. Microsoft Azure Websites is getting the job done running dozens of top tier website as well as Fortune 5000 business critical applications. The Websites team relentlessly focuses on two pillars: delightful developer experience and ensuring administrator trust. Join us for a whirlwind tour of this very rich and diverse platform. We will review some of the core capabilities, language support and our unique scalable, reliable and secure architecture.
Learn How Microsoft Azure Safeguards Your Company's Data Assets and Supports Corporate Compliance
Lori Woehler
Ever since organizations started evaluating moving applications and infrastructure to the cloud, the need to preserve the security and compliance aspects that they were used to in their private datacenters has been a topic of discussion. In fact, this has been among the top three concerns for CIOs preventing them from adopting cloud solutions over the last several years. This primer on Azure offers insights into its industry-leading approach to security and compliance in the cloud. Learn more about Azure security - what we do to safeguard Azure and what capabilities we provide for you to use Azure in accordance with your own security and compliance standards.
Cloud Expo's giant Silicon View billboard which is viewed by more than 1.3 million motorists per week
The 15th International Cloud Expo has just expanded its conference program, to bring together Cloud Computing, APM, APIs, Security, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps and WebRTC at one location.
The show now has three tracks devoted exclusively to the IoT (with WebRTC present in one of the tracks), a full single track focusing on Big Data, and a two-track DevOps Summit, in addition to four tracks devoted exclusively to Cloud Computing in the enterprise.
Cloud Expo is the single show where delegates and technology vendors can meet to experience and discuss the entire world of the cloud.
With Cloud Computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to learn about the latest technology developments and solutions.
Attend Cloud Expo Nov 4-6, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Craft your own custom experience. Learn the latest from the world's best technologists. Find the vendors you want and put them to the test.
15th Cloud Expo Expanded Conference Program
Cloud Expo
Track 1: Enterprise Cloud Adoption
Track 2: APM, Cloud and Hot Topics
Track 3: Cloud APIs & Business
Track 4: Cloud Security - Mobility
Big Data Expo
Track 5: Big Data/Analytics
Track 6: Consumer IoT
Track 7: Enterprise IoT
Track 8: IoT Developer & WebRTC
DevOps Summit
Track 1: "Dev" Developer Focus
Track 2: "Ops" Operations Focus
More than 150 all-star faculty members will discuss the hottest technology topics in November. In addition to the expanded APM and API coverage, Cloud Expo Silicon Valley will offer a variety of Linux containers and Docker sessions.
DevOps Summit at Cloud Expo also doubled its content from June, in two full simultaneous tracks for three days.
Tracks and topics for DevOps Summit at Cloud Expo will include:
- Application delivery
- ROI and business value
- Site reliability
- Continuous delivery
- Kanban, Scrum, and Agile
- Continuous integration
- Release scalability
- Continuous release
- Service virtualization
- Operational monitoring
- Capacity management
- Load testing
- Quality assurance
- Manager and exec support
- Release automation
- Cultural change
- Breaking down IT silos
- Cloud development
- Cloud platforms
- Test automation
- Teaming
- Application security
- API management
- Identity and access
- Audit and control
- DevOps and ITIL, ISO, Six Sigma, COBIT
- Mobile DevOps
- DevOps for legacy systems
- Software-defined servers
- Network automation
- Server automation
- Configuration automation
- Continuous support
- DevOps anti-patterns
- Enterprise DevOps
- DevOps system architecture
- IT orchestration
- Containerization
- DevOps skills and training
- WebOps, CloudOps, ChatOps, NoOps
- Change management
Tracks and topics for Internet of @ThingsExpo will include:
Consumer IoT & Wearables
- Wearables
- Smart Appliances
- Smart Cars
- Smartphones 2.0
- Smart Travel
- Personal Fitness
- Health Care
- Personalized Marketing
- Customized Shopping
- Personal Finance
- The Digital Divide
- Mobile Cash & Markets
- Games & the IoT
- The Future of Education
- Virtual Reality
Enterprise IoT
- The Business Case for IoT
- Smart Grids
- Smart Cities
- Smart Transportation
- The Smart Home
- Authentication/Security
- Wiring the IoT
- The Internet of Everything
- Digital Transformation of Enterprise IT
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
- Local & State Government
- Federal Government
IoT Developers
- Eclipse Foundation
- Cloud Foundry
- Linux Containers
- Node-Red
- Open Source Hardware
- AJAX and the IoT
- Leveraging SOA
- Multi-Cloud IoT
- Evolving Standards
- WebSockets
- Security & Privacy Protocols
- GPS & Proximity Services
- Bluetooth/RFID/etc.
- Nest Labs
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"Today's app and connected devices require an always-on connection, but building a secure, scalable solution from the ground up is time consuming, resource intensive, and error-prone," said Todd Greene, CEO of PubNub. "PubNub enables web, mobile and IoT developers building apps on IBM Bluemix to quickly add scalable realtime functionality with minimal effort and cost." Mar. 6, 2015 10:00 AM EST Reads: 5,033 |
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Bus corridor survives debate
But extension still lacks city council's approval
Winnipeg's bus rapid-transit concept survived a furious debate at city hall Tuesday, but the completion of the bus corridor to the University of Manitoba campus has not yet been approved.
An attempt by Couns. Russ Wyatt and Paula Havixbeck to abandon the bus corridor in favour of a light rail system was rejected by an overwhelming majority of council in a series of votes.
The $590-million corridor project will now be the subject of a public hearing June 3 before it goes to council for a final vote at the end of June.
"I had no doubt in my mind" the bus-corridor concept would be supported by council, Mayor Sam Katz said. "This council has decided to move forward with bus rapid transit. I believe it's the right thing to do."
Wyatt (Transcona) and Havixbeck (Charleswood-Tuxedo) proposed a plan that would have seen the city abandon construction of the second phase of the bus corridor in favour of an LRT system connecting downtown to Transcona and the U of M.
The LRT proposal had no routes, planning details or cost estimates, but Wyatt and Havixbeck wanted the concept sent to the city administration and committee for further study.
But a majority of councillors forced a debate that ultimately saw the proposal rejected by votes of 11-4 and 12-3, with only Couns. Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) and Scott Fielding (St. James-Brooklands) joining Wyatt and Havixbeck on the first vote and then Fielding alone on the second.
"This is a lost opportunity, but I don't think the debate is over," Wyatt said after the council meeting.
The first phase of the bus corridor, a stretch of 3.6 kilometres from Queen Elizabeth Way near The Forks to Jubilee Avenue near Pembina Highway, opened in April 2012 on budget and on time at a cost of $138 million.
The cost of the seven-kilometre second phase has increased several times since it was first proposed, to about $408 million from $275 million, and has become linked to two major related projects -- the $72.5-million reconstruction of the Jubilee Avenue underpass and $40 million of drainage along the corridor route.
The city has also projected $40 million in potential contingency increases.
The city and province have agreed to contribute $225 million to the megaproject. The city will apply for $140 million from Ottawa.
The corridor would be built as a public-private project, with a private construction firm designing, building and maintaining the bus corridor for several years and the city paying the contractor an annual fee before taking over.
While council's approval of the project now appears to be a formality, Browaty wants it halted and put to a non-binding referendum in the Oct. 22 civic election.
Browaty originally planned to force a debate on the referendum question at Tuesday's council meeting, but changed his tactic in hopes the public would put pressure on councillors to support the idea.
"This is an opportunity for Winnipeggers to get engaged over the next month and contact their councillors and let them know what they think," he said.
During Tuesday's debate, several councillors ridiculed the LRT proposal, saying the city was too far along with the bus corridor plan to switch.
"This is plain silly and irresponsible," Coun. Jenny Gerbasi said, echoing many comments from other councillors. Gerbasi (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry) said attempts to push the city into considering a light rail system would result in a lengthy delay of any rapid transit project.
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston near Reliant - Medical, Houston
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston Near Reliant - Medical has 24-hour business and fitness centers and includes two outdoor pools and a spa tub. Room service is available from early morning to late evening, and the hotel has a restaurant and bar. This smoke-free hotel has a concierge desk and offers 60,000 square feet of meeting space, including a ballroom. Wireless Internet access is complimentary, and a complimentary area shuttle takes guests within five miles of the hotel. The property also offers a gift shop and a hair salon.
Guestrooms at Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston Near Reliant - Medical offer TVs with pay movies and premium cable channels and beds with pillowtop mattresses. Guestrooms include CD players, coffee/tea makers, cribs, and hair dryers as well as patios. Wireless Internet access, local calls, and weekday newspapers are complimentary.
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- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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- Free WiFi in public areas
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- Free self parking
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- Smoke-free property
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- Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston near Reliant - Medical
- Crown Plaza Hotel Houston
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Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per pet, per stay
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WestJet to cut back on passengers' carry-on baggage
CALGARY -- WestJet plans to reduce how much its passengers carry on, a move the airline says will make its increasingly full Boeing 737s less crowded and help align its baggage rules with those of other airlines.
After April 4, travellers will only be allowed one piece of carry-on luggage and one personal item. The Calgary-based airline had previously allowed passengers to bring two carry-on items and a personal item.
Carry-on luggage includes items such as suitcases, backpacks or bags and must fit a specific sizing device before boarding.
The maximum size for the carry-on luggage is 21 inches by nine inches by 15 inches (53.3 by 22.8 by 38.1 centimetres) -- about the same as the larger of two carry-ons allowed under the previous standards. Personal items include smaller things such as small purses, laptop bags or child-restraint devices. For parents travelling with infants, a diaper bag is also permitted over and above the carry-on allowance.
Items that don't fit the size requirements will have to be checked at the baggage counter before departure and picked up at a carousel after landing.
The changes were announced Tuesday as WestJet reported its February load factor -- a measure of how full its planes were -- rose to 86.1 per cent, up from 82.7 per cent in February 2012.
WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer says the airline has hit record load factors since last summer and there's no sign of a let-up ahead.
"We're flying our aircraft fuller than we've ever flown them in our 17-year history, so there isn't always enough room," Palmer said.
"This will ensure that everybody has an equal and ample opportunity to get their items in the overhead bins."
In addition, WestJet wants to standardize the luggage rules to accommodate travellers who will transfer to the smaller Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop planes that will be flown by WestJet Encore.
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The two sides meet at the Bernabeu on Wednesday
Jonny Evans knows the pressure will be on for both sides when Manchester United tackle Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Real coach Jose Mourinho underlined the importance of this week's Champions League showdown at the Bernabeu yesterday when he said it is a match "the whole world wants to see".
Tickets have certainly been pretty hard to come by, with many United fans booking trips to Madrid without a clue as to how they will actually get to see the game.
Mourinho is under the microscope, with his side trailing badly in La Liga, in stark contrast to United, whose victory over Everton at Old Trafford took them 12 points clear of Manchester City with only 12 games remaining.
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Nothing could be further from the truth.
And, whilst Evans and his team-mates will be doing their best to shield themselves from the hype surrounding the fixture, the Northern Ireland defender knows it cannot completely be avoided.
"You don't get to appreciate it as a player," he said.
"You miss the build-up because you are trying to keep your head down and making sure you are physically and mentally right.
"But we do know the pressure will be heightened and all the eyes are on us.
"I suppose Real Madrid have always had that. They are expected and if they don't do it, there is uproar.
"But we have that pressure on us.
"I am sure it will be a great occasion and everyone is looking forward to it as much as we are."
Although no one at Old Trafford was saying it last night, that victory over Everton has put United into a virtually unassailable lead in the Premier League and offers Ferguson the option of leaving players out of domestic matches should his side progress to the later stages of Europe.
And clearly Europe matters, especially after following up the impressive appearance in three finals out of four by crashing out in the group stage last term.
"We had a great record in the Champions League until last year," said Evans.
"We have gathered that experience to make sure that we do progress and get to finals and semi-finals."
Normally, United would approach a meeting with Spain's third best team - Atletico Madrid are presently second behind runaway leaders Barcelona - with a substantial degree of confidence.
This time though, they are wary.
Real not only have a wily manager, whose head-to-head record against Ferguson is a positive one, and some well-known danger men, such as Karim Benzema and Mesut Ozil, they also boast one very familiar face in Cristiano Ronaldo, who has proved impossible to stop for even the best defences.
"I am sure one or two of the lads have kept in contact with Cristiano and Nani was obviously on international duty with him," said Evans.
"He will be looking forward to the game just as much as we are.
"He has adapted his game from when he was at United.
"When he was playing here he was a right or left winger and was expected to work back a lot.
"Real Madrid don't play like that, so he has changed his game to suit them.
"There are so many other players who can cause us problems but he will be the one everyone will be looking to as the man to stop and we have to make sure we keep him quiet."
Yet Evans realises there is much more to this fixture than United against Ronaldo.
"It goes back further," he said.
"There is the history of the two clubs. It is the glamour tie of the round."
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Kansas is being hijacked by the ultra conservative christian minority. Sebilious was our moderator with these folks. Now we have none. To demand that some young girl ruin her future by bearing some sleazy rapists child, her moms lowlife rapist boyfriend, her father's child or a child so disabled that it will never function in society is ludicrous. What about saving the life of the mother? I personally dont believe that a "viable fetus" should be aborted. Give it a cessarian birth and give it up for adoption. But to force youre religeous views on everyone is wrong. The Bible also says women may not talk in church and that those born out of wedlock and their mother shall not enter the church. Adulterers will be stoned to death. If you pick and choose what you believe and don't believe in the Bible don't tell me what I should believe. At least the Muslims, who still stone adulterers adhere 100% to their Korran. Its the children of these religious zealots and politicians that will abort their unborn child in some back alley, with a coat hanger, to keep from being shunned for having a child out of wedlock. That is why they passed that bill back in the 60's
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Hortonworks, a leading contributor to Apache Hadoop, today announced a significant new milestone in its mission to expand the reach of Apache Hadoop across the enterprise with the new Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows. The 100-percent open source Hortonworks Data Platform is the industry's first and only Apache Hadoop distribution for both Windows and Linux, enabling organizations to run Hadoop-based solutions natively on Windows. The beta release is available now for download from Hortonworks.
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The industry's only true 100-percent open source data platform powered by Apache Hadoop, the enterprise-grade Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) for Windows enables organizations to capture, process and share data in any format and at scale. Built and packaged by the core architects of Apache Hadoop, HDP includes all of the necessary components to refine and explore new data sources, and find new business insights. As an ecosystem-friendly platform, HDP extends existing investments in applications, tools and processes with Hadoop.
According to IDC, Windows Server owned 73 percent of the market in 2012 (IDC, Worldwide and Regional Server 2012–2016 Forecast, Doc # 234339, May 2012). Hortonworks Data Platform is the first and only Hadoop distribution available on both Windows Server and Linux, providing identical user experiences and interoperability across both operating systems. Additionally, customers will have complete portability of their Hadoop applications between on-premise and cloud deployments via HDP for Windows and HDInsight Service. Already endorsed by some of the largest vendors in the IT ecosystem, HDP for Windows offers the millions of customers running their business on Microsoft technologies an ecosystem-friendly Hadoop-based solution that is built for the enterprise and built for Windows.
"As part of our approach to big data, Microsoft is committed to providing customers with access to Apache Hadoop-based solutions," said Herain Oberoi, director of product marketing for Microsoft Corp. "The Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows is an important step to make Hadoop accessible to as many people as possible, and provides customers with a great Hadoop-based solution built for Windows Server."
"We continue to see growing interest in Apache Hadoop from enterprises eager to store, process and gain business intelligence from data that was previously ignored due to the limitations of traditional data management technologies," said Matt Aslett, research director, data management and analytics, 451 Research. "The Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows brings the potential benefits of Hadoop to the Microsoft community, delivering a platform designed to integrate with their existing Microsoft data management and analytics tools."
"Today's news builds on our long-term collaboration with Microsoft and is the next critical step in our strategy of broadening the reach of 100-percent open source Apache Hadoop across the enterprise by enabling millions of Windows users around the globe to benefit from this next-generation data platform," said Shaun Connolly, vice president of corporate strategy, Hortonworks. "Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows extends the Hadoop ecosystem across the Windows operating system, providing organizations with an enterprise-grade, production-tested platform for big data deployments."
Talk to Hortonworks live about the power of the Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows at booth #316 at the Strata Conference, taking place February 26-28 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Hortonworks will also be conducting the webinar, "Unlocking the Other Half: Introduction to Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows," on Tuesday, March 12 at 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST. To register for the webinar, please visit http://info.hortonworks.com/Hortonworks_HDPonWindows_webcast.html.
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