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

This group has monthly meetings which include timely topics and technical presentations from industry experts.  The topics covered include a wide range of  subjects such as SQL Server database, cubes, big data, non structured data, and reporting.  We want to hear from you and share our knowledge and experience too.  The group is free, dedicated to networking, sharing knowledge, and spreading BI best practices.  We are a SQL Pass Chpater. Also, - Please RSVP to the our meetings - we would love to …

The Meetup is a venue for MicroStrategy users, professionals, or those with an interest in learning more about MicroStrategy in the Boston / New England area. Activities will include speakers, social events, and networking.

This group is meant to bring together Chef users, and those interested in learning more about Opscode Chef, in the Boston area. #opschefboston

Public tech talks hosted by Yieldbot. We'll go into detail about technology that we've used to build our platform, with invited guests to do the same. We've employed a broad range of technologies in developing our platform and want to give back to the community by sharing our real world experience working with them. Our talks will be strong on Javascript, Python, and Clojure, and delve into the technologies around "Big Data" analytics, distributed realtime ad matching, visualization of large dat …

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to brush up your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

DAMA' goals are to: Help practitioners become more knowledgeable and skilled in the information and data management profession Influence practices, education and certification in the information and data management profession Support DAMA members and their organizations to address their information and data management needs Form alliances with other organizations with similar principles to strengthen the profession. The purpose of this meetup is to support these goals, and to provide networking …

Peer-to-peer has matured. P2P is no longer just for purveyors of warez and sharers of copyright materials - it's also an excellent way to preserve the privacy and security of one's own information. Adding encryption using PGP, GPG, PKI and symmetric keys provides yet another layer of protection to members of P2P networks. Join us and share encrypted peer-to-peer knowledge and experiences.

This is an R and RStudio user group for the Pioneer Valley and Five College Area. R is a free and open programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. Along with this powerful software, comes a dynamic and vast community. The group seeks to bring this community together to share ideas, discuss R related topics, and provide direction for new and experienced users. For more information on R, see The R Project at: http://www.r-project.org/. For more infor …

Join us to learn about Oracle Big Data/NoSQL and related technologies, including use cases, new features and exciting networking with other professionals.

New IT and business challenges abound as cloud-scale computing and storage become a reality.  These challenges must be addressed by innovative, cost effective products and solutions.  SGI and Scality together address these challenges.  The solution is a high performance infrastructure for Internet applications that accommodates millions of users, tens of millions of transactions and billions of files, while providing the tools to deliver 'always on' services and ubiquitous access to data.

Information Technology Professionals (IT Pro's) in the North East United States come together on a very regular schedule to learn about the latest and greatest technologies. We will discuss Windows Server, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Windows Client, Systems Management, System Center and any number of other topics relevant to those working in small, medium or large enterprises as Information Technology Professionals.  The group is based in Lakeville but our meetings will be all over the Nort …

"Smart Data" refers to the high-value data used to inform business decisions. Our interest is in comprehensive enterprise solutions, from ingestion of data through to business insight. This includes: large-scale physical systems, virtual/cloud systems, operational systems such as Hadoop, BI tools, and techniques to drive business decisions