This is a group for anyone interested in big data technologies, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analysis, data visualization, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I have started this group for big data professionals to network and learn the latest in the big data technology. Looking forward to having lively discussions about the cutting edge big data technology and its impact on the business world.

Calling all Quants, Analysts, Business Intelligence Gurus, Stats folks, and other lovers of using data to power decision making. We'll meet once a month in a casual environment to talk about business, customer, web, and marketing models that drive profitability. Also, we'll take field trips to local area businesses, non-profits, and educational organizations to learn and share our experiences. Let's take analysts out of the closet and help drive better data driven decisions for all. Checkout my …

We love big data, analytics, innovation, and strategy. We're dedicated to smarter, more intelligent methods for using big data in analytics, social media, cloud, and business intelligence. To learn more, visit http://future-bi.tv/

This meetup is about sharing knowledge & learning the latest developments about statistics, machine learning, math, analytics, parallel algorithms, distributed systems.

We are a Bay Area user group focused on helping Datameer users share experiences, tech tips, solve big data analytic problems and solutions.  This group is for those who want to learn and advance their knowledge and use of Datameer.  Intended to be casual, this Meetup will encourage knowledge sharing and discussions set 'unconference' style.  At the beginning of the meetup, we will showcase a best practice then break out into discussion groups.  All Datameer related topics will be welcome.

It's the first Big Data blowout of its kind. And we want you to join fellow Big Data dreamers and doers as we celebrate FreeStructure 2013. This three-day festival @ the Moscone Center in San Francisco July 16-18 brings together some of the world's most "datacated" Big Data, data science and business intelligence communities. It's where celebration mixes with collaboration to spotlight, connect and inspire the people and programs that are impacted by Big Data. FreeStructure 2013 features keynote …

Let's use open source technology to fix the financial industry! Large financial institutions caused the Great Recession, but regulators have not reformed them. Before the next crisis hits, let's create a suite of open source financial models and feed them with big data. We can use these technologies to figure out which assets are risky and which aren't. Rather than wait for top down financial reform from Washington DC, we can do it from the group up.

A collectively organized group for the San Francisco Bay Area MicroStrategy Community. We are dedicated to serving the needs of MicroStrategy Users in the San Francisco Bay Area. See our LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-MicroStrategy-4820416?gid=4820416

Modern machine learning algorithms like Support Vector Machine, Random Forest and Neural Nets are producing very promising results on large scale datasets. However understanding what is happening inside the black box and the nuanced differences of various implementations can be challenging. Topics and presentations will include open source tools, real-world case studies and an occasional talk by a theorist.

Discussion of nosql technologies and their use cases.

Open to all interested in PyData, NumPy, SciPy, pandas, and all the cool new Python data tools.

The SF Data Mining meetup focuses on all aspects of the data pipeline--from data acquisition and big data storage to machine learning and data visualization. Current Goals Host speakers Host educational workshops Host volunteer events Highlight existing events around the bay area and organize transportation, etc Spread awareness of rising data mining technologies Who is this meetup for? Data engineers, analysts, scientists, and other practitioners Data visualization developers and designers J …

Big Data Silicon Valley was created to help demystify big data, explore interesting use cases in different industries, go over some opportunities in the market and share tools that are available for your big data projects. We'll also go over what are some opportunities that startups can tap into in this industry. Why should you care: Big data will drive $120 billion of IT spending in 2013, according to Gartner. 93% of businesses feel like they're losing money by not being able to use the infor …

There are demands for good mathematicians to write algorithms that can churn through billions or trillions of data points and show where patterns emerge. The Economist data issue raised this issue as follows: "During the recent financial crisis it became clear that banks and rating agencies had been relying on models which, although they required a vast amount of information to be fed in, failed to reflect financial risk in the real world. This was the first crisis to be sparked by big data—and …

We're a group of folk broadly interested in the application of data science and sustainability, discussing questions like: what data feeds can improve supply chain sustainability? what algorithms should be applied to water conservation? what challenges of scale lie behind automated energy efficiency? what can be learnt from quantitative finance, search, and other related fields? We meet on the first Thursday of every month at EcoFactor's offices in Redwood City.

Today is the age of Scalable Systems and Big Data. Providing a meetup where we can discuss innovation, solutions and have pub nights for drinking and socializing.

Our goal is to make R more popular especially among women. Inspired by the awesome PyLadies group, I decided to create R-ladies. Anyone with an interest in R is encouraged to participate. It doesn't matter if you never used R or if you are an R expert. The goal is to promote R, exchange knowledge and create a network among women. Come and join us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ About R: R is a langua …

New tools and technologies appear daily for ingesting, munging, storing, processing, analyzing, visualizing data. These things don't often fit cleanly into existing groups. Wherever possible, we invite the authors and creators to join us to share with us their work -- be it in the form of a presentation, workshop, or happy hour. Events are held throughout the SF Bay Area. This is the sister group of the Data SF Bay LinkedIn group.

A meetup in the SF Bay Area about Cascading, Scalding (Scala), Cascalog (Clojure), PyCascading (Python), and other DSLs atop http://cascading.org/

Ideas, learning, experimentation, and conversation about graph data and its value to businesses and consumers alike. Located in Redwood City, the heart of Silicon Valley's Data Corner, the Lab explores the application of graph theory and emerging database and visualization technologies.

Bigdata applications platform on cloud like Datameer, Karmasphere, Hadapt, Kitenga and others are providing a bog opportunity for developers with Bigdata expereince to build applications on top of same using Hadoop distribution platform like Cloudera, MapR and Hortonworks among others. SAP HANA provides a In-memomry Computing and Analytics platform that can be used to provide ondemand, realtime predictive analytics applications on Finance, Healthcare, public sector and others. lets use the foru …

Are you interested in open access to data so it can be used to build new services and reveal new insights? In that case join our next Open Data Bay Area event to find others interested in and working with these topics! We are a group of thinkers, planners and doers meeting once a month to hear talks, get updated, spread news and meet other open data enthusiasts. In this forum you will meet lots of key people with a passion for open data, including open data advocates, data owners, and specialist …

This group enables members to: 1.            Share BIG Data technology [applications using very large structured and unstructured datasets] experiences between members 2.            Impart some hands-on  training to newcomers to BIG Data 3.            Learn about applications of BIG Data in their line of business, including applications relevant to SMB Group is led by three technologists with substantial business and technical insights with a combined experience of more than 75 years, includin …

A Bay Area based Hadoop user group focused on helping Hadoop users share experiences, problems and solutions, as well as learn new skills for building large-scale Hadoop-based systems.