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title: "Recap \"Big Data: It's a Big Deal\""
description: "Tech in Motion’s “Big Data: It’s a Big Deal” event brought San Franciscans together to network and learn about big data from two local experts. Networking, drinks and open source ruled the night."
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# Recap "Big Data: It's a Big Deal"

 Apr 29, 2014 [ Tech in Motion ](https://techinmotion.com/blog/author/tech-in-motion)

On Tuesday, March 25th, San Francisco techies gathered at Tagged HQ with one common interest: big data. Tech in Motion’s “[Big Data: It’s a Big Deal](http://www.meetup.com/TechinMotionSF/events/167107222/)” brought San Franciscans together to network and learn about big data from two local experts, Dr. Konstantin (Cos) Boudnik and Jerome Banks.![highres_346078872](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)

Like most Tech in Motion events, the night began with networking and drinks. Tagged HQ provided a large, open layout for techies to mingle and network over drinks and pizza. While new connections were made guests were invited to explore booths from the sponsors Microsoft, [Jobspring Partners ](http://jobspringpartners.com)and [Workbridge Associates](http://workbridgeassociates.com).

Presentations began midway through the evening with a compelling introduction to Microsoft’s OneNote from Orlando O'Neill. He gave a personal and thorough demonstration of how OneNote can be applied to everyday life. ![2](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)

Next came the big data experts. Dr. Cos Boudnik spoke first about his experience with big data and developing the software [Hadoop](https://www.wandisco.com/hadoop), an open source framework for storage and large-scale processing. He discussed how open source can result in highly successful projects and is incredibly important for the future. He closed his presentation with a detailed demo for the audience.![1965562_616075765153240_33412_o](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)Following Boudnik was Jerome Banks, a data engineer working with Hadoop technologies and a primary contributor to the Brickhouse open source library of Hive UDFs. Banks explained how his work with [the Brickhouse Library](https://github.com/klout/brickhouse) contributes to big data and functionality of projects. Upon finishing his presentation he opened the floor up for questions and discussion. ![Photo (3)](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)

As the night came to a close, the speakers mingled with guests and answered lingering questions over glasses of wine. Attendees left with new contacts and a better understanding of big data as a whole. Don't miss out on the next Tech in Motion event in San Francisco - [join the group here](http://www.meetup.com/TechinMotionSF/).

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