Interview: Dr. Roger Brooks, Chief Scientist at Guavus

I recently caught up with Dr. Roger Brooks, Chief Scientist at Guavus, to get some insights into how his company is positioned in the marketplace in terms of solutions based on AI and machine learning. Guavus is a big data analytics company developing apps that allow companies to embed data driven-decisions into agile businesses processes.

Interview: Stephen Goldberg, CEO of HarperDB

I recently caught up with Stephen Goldberg, CEO of HarperDB, to discuss how his company was founded to deliver a simple solution that could be used by any developer of any skill level without sacrificing scale or performance. He also comments on how the HarperDB database solution is being used for IoT project development, app development and enterprise data warehouses. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Denver, HarperDB’s founding team has spent many years working in enterprise architecture, software integration, software development, and software sales.

Interview: Tammy Bilitzky, CIO of DCL

I recently caught up with Tammy Bilitzky, CIO of DCL, to do a deep dive into how her company utilizes state-of-the-art technologies like machine learning, AI, deep learning and NLP to make DCL’s products competitive. Tammy is responsible for managing DCL’s technology department, continuing its focus on resilient, high-quality, and innovative products, while helping to grow the organization.

Interview: Rishi Grover, Chief Solutions Architect at Vena Solutions

I recently caught up with Rishi Grover, Chief Solutions Architect at Vena Solutions, to examine the way analytics technologies are helping corporate finance teams move from traditional, manual ways of analyzing their numbers to a more automated, data-driven role in driving company-wide decisions.

Interview: Dr. Yu Xu, CEO and Founder of TigerGraph

I recently caught up with Dr. Yu Xu, CEO and Founder of TigerGraph, to discuss the genesis of graph analytics, how the technology has evolved over time, how it’s being used today, along with a sense for where the graph market is headed.

Interview: Jim Scott, Director, Enterprise Strategy & Architecture at MapR

I recently caught up with Jim Scott, Director, Enterprise Strategy & Architecture at MapR, to discuss blockchain, at its core a Shared Distributed Ledger with strict, yet customizable rules detailing how to place information into the ledger. The foundational pieces that comprise this model are already in place in one fashion or another within most enterprises.

Interview: Kobi Stok, Vice President, Product at WalkMe

I recently caught up with Kobi Stok, Vice President, Product at WalkMe, to give an insiders view for how his company is using AI to predict how/when you’re using a mobile app, and how companies can use this info to push customized campaigns to prevent someone from leaving the app.

Interview: John Purrier, CTO at CA Automic

I recently caught up with John Purrier, CTO at CA Automic, to discuss the affect artificial intelligence (AI) will have this year on business processes. John is Chief Technology Officer at CA Automic, a leader in business automation software (acquired by CA Technologies) where he is responsible for driving Automic’s automation strategy.

Interview: Ida Johnsson, Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Economics at USC

I recently caught up with Ida Johnsson, a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Economics at University of Southern California, to discuss how she is actively transitioning to the field of data science. This interview can serve as a compelling example for others wishing to move into the field of data science from other disciplines and explore career opportunities.

Hadoop 3.0 Perspectives by Hortonwork’s Hadoop YARN & MapReduce Development Lead, Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli

In the Q&A below, , Hortonwork’s Hadoop YARN & MapReduce Development Lead, Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli, offers his perspectives on the recent release of Hadoop 3.0, the latest version of the Open Source software framework for reliable, scalable, distributed computing.