SAN CARLOS, Calif. and Washington, D.C. — March 29, 2012 — In early May, Washington, D.C. will be the place to be for organizations looking to use Big Data for big ideas. The world’s leading minds on Big Data will join MarkLogic Corporation, the company powering mission-critical Big Data Applications around the world, at MarkLogic World 2012.
MarkLogic World 2012 will take place at the Ronald Reagan Building, May 1-3, 2012. The event offers one-of-a-kind opportunities to meet with MarkLogic experts, customers, and partners to discuss new ideas, tips and techniques, and industry trends. The three-day conference will feature insightful keynotes, Big Data case studies, live demonstrations, an active developer lounge, and opportunities for networking with Big Data experts. For more information or to register for MarkLogic World 2012, please visit the MarkLogic World website.
MarkLogic World 2012 will be keynoted by retired Adm. Mike Mullen, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011. Mullen will discuss “The Intersection of National Security and the Global Economy.” In his keynote, Mullen will talk about the challenges he faced while serving as the top military adviser to the president and the secretary of defense through two administrations. Mullen will also discuss the challenges facing America, looking at economic growth, infrastructure, education, and foreign and military policy.
In addition, three leading research analysts will take part in an analyst panel to discuss “Trends in Big Data.” Matt Aslett, research manager, 451 Research; Mark Beyer, research vice president, Gartner; and Noel Yuhanna, principal analyst, Forrester will take the stage to discuss the state of Big Data, major trends in Big Data, predictions for the next five years, and the momentum of Hadoop.
“The keynote, panels, and agenda at MarkLogic 2012 include a ‘Who’s Who’ of Big Data experts,” said Keith Carlson, EVP and COO, MarkLogic. “The event will offer an unprecedented opportunity for data professionals to learn best practices for managing all data, of any size, in any structure, from the industry’s leading minds. It’s a Big Data event not to be missed.”
MarkLogic will also honor thought leaders and technological innovators at MarkLogic World, on stage in front of hundreds of their peers. MarkLogic Excellence Awards and the Lindblad Award are given to customers, partners, and integrators within the MarkLogic community for Big Data Applications that boost revenue, streamline operations, enable mission success, demonstrate thought leadership, and otherwise outshine the competition. The deadline to submit award nominations is April 4.
Last year’s winners of the prestigious MarkLogic Excellence Awards were The Boeing Company, Dods Parlimentary Services, and Kaplan Publishing. The 2011 Lindblad Award was presented to Jeff Seitter, enterprise architect for LexisNexis. To register or nominate someone for a MarkLogic Excellence Award, please visit the awards page.
MarkLogic World 2012 is supported by diamond sponsor Avalon Consulting, LLC; platinum sponsor Hortonworks; gold sponsors Innodata, Tata Consultancy Services, Yuxi Pacific, and RSuite; silver sponsors 30 Digits, Cognizant, Applied Relevance, DCL, Apex CoVantage, and Carahsoft; and additional sponsor Flatirons Solutions.
To register or learn more about MarkLogic World 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. on May 1-3, please visit the MarkLogic World website.
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