Data is all the rage these days, often presented as the next big trend in the evolution of the Web, and the next big opportunity for internet entrepreneurs. This Meetup focuses on the business aspects of the data revolution: startup opportunities, new products, business models, funding trends, emerging players, and ways for existing startups to leverage their data. Technical aspects will also occasionally be discussed, but attendees do not need to have a technical background. While hosted at Blo …

Gathering of people who are interested in data visualization. Speaker series - watch and listen to fellow designers, statisticians, mathematicians, architects, programmers, start ups, and other great people in the industry. We hope to have monthly small meetups sharing work and ideas. Also plan to have headline speakers every two to three months in a larger format!

This is a forum for designers, consumers and fans of data visualization and infographics. We will: -- Discuss platforms, techniques and trends -- Examine great work in the field -- Explore different dataviz applications Meetups will occasionally be somewhat technical.  Expect to see events focused on R, Tableau, Many Eyes, Processing, Instant Atlas, Public Data, Chart Junk, Chart Wars and the Sensor Revolution.   Meetup Suggestions encouraged! Hashtag = #NYVIZ

DC³: Everything about Data Center and Cloud technologies, from architecture and design, to efficiency, virtualization management, energy control, green tech and more. Collaborate with CIOs, managers, users and visionaries to network, improve and stay on the cutting edge.

NY Graph is a place for people to learn about and discuss graph structures, graph theory, graph databases and related topics. We host technical presentations and lectures, product demos, lightning talks, seminars, town hall-style open forums and hands-on tutorials, in addition to less-structured monthly gatherings. Why graphs? Why now?Graph structures and methods are being used everywhere. As the size of datasets being generated, processed, and presented continues to grow, the relative strength …

Knowledge of and fluency in the language of analytics is becoming increasingly important in business, especially in the financial services industry. Even small process changes based on advanced analysis can result in millions of dollars in revenue gained or lost. It’s never been more important to brush up on your analytics “literacy”. This is a great place to learn and network with other professionals in analytics!

A group devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the NYC Metro area. Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data analytical solutions.

Meet local professionals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts interested in the Semantic Web. Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/lotico-list Homepage: http://www.lotico.com twitter tag: #lotico Please be advised that all public data of this meetup will be published as linked data on the world wide web. By acknowledging this welcome message you agree to this practice. If you have any questions about this practice please don't hesitate to ask the organizer of the group.

You should join this group if you use Vertica and would like to learn more, share information and best practices and meet really awesome people. This is also a place to discuss modern business intelligence (BI) and techniques of dealing with Really Big Data. There are many of us who are not satisfied with traditional monster slow and expensive data warehouses and BI systems and are switching to Vertica. There is currently no group for Vertica users in NYC and the entire East Coast and adMarketpl …

NYC Predictive Analytics is a non-profit professional group that meets monthly to discuss diverse topics in predictive analytics and applied machine learning.  We are a group 1000+ members strong comprised of analysts, computer scientists, engineers, executives, entrepreneurs and students with a deep interest in these fields & related technologies. Meeting topics are varied and can focus on, as examples, new trends and technologies, best practices for development in big-data environments, and fu …

Welcome to the Coherence Special Interest Group (CSIG). Whether you're an experienced Coherence user, or new to Data Grid technology, the CSIG is the community for realizing Coherence-related projects and best practices. You won't want to miss our quarterly meetings, featuring some of the most active Coherence users as speakers and in the audience. We hope to see you soon! Dedicated to fostering community-based knowledge sharing, awareness and best practice applications of Data Grid technology t …

Opani is a community of data people working together to understand humanity's rising river of information.

This group is to unite the Sum(All) family and hopefully share interesting ideas around the data space. Anyone who finds data interesting is welcome and wanted!

NYBI is a network of resources for Data professionals. Structured as a monthly Open Forum, the group focuses on Technology, Process and Best Practices topics rooted in Business Intelligence. Our events bring together vendors, entrepreneurs, and professionals for casual and informal technical deep-dives, discussion, and business networking. Events are classified within the following series: * Understanding the BI Stack * Best Practices * Vendor Solutions * Round Table Goals of the NYBI Me …

… Which role play software tools and big data? RoR versus Python? How can you create eyeballs and prevent users from gaming the system? Are you interested in the latest cutting-edge stuff from MIT Media Lab and Santa Fe Institute? How and where and why should you raise funding? In what marketplaces & tech should I invest? What might Peter Thiel and Fred Wilson think about this and that? What are the business models and technologies of firms such as kickstarter, innocentive, pivotal tracker, quid, …

The Apache Cassandra Project develops a highly scalable second-generation distributed database, bringing together Dynamo's fully distributed design and Bigtable's ColumnFamily-based data model. The NYC Apache Cassandra User Group is a highly awesome meetup group, bringing together cool people distributed across NYC to talk about our favorite NoSQL implementation Apache Cassandra.