Name : Jnan Dash
Designation : Technology visionary and Executive consultant
Company Name : Silicon Valley & NIT Alumni
Powerconnect Topic: Big Data, why should we care?
Abstract: Big Data is here and becoming the most significant disruptive technology. This session will explore the basics of Big Data and cover the current solutions and research taking place to address the challenges. The emerging role of a "Data Scientist" is becoming a lucrative career path. This is a must-attend session for all IT professionals and managers.
BIO:
Jnan Dash is a technology visionary and executive consultant in Silicon Valley. He focuses on enterprise solutions such as cloud infrastructure, big data and analytics, virtualization, real-time events, real-time Business Intelligence, Service Oriented Architecture, and application of Web 2.0 technologies for the enterprise.
He spent 10 years at Oracle Corporation and was the Group Vice President, Systems Architecture and Technology. He was responsible for setting Oracle’s core database and application server product directions and interacted with customers worldwide in translating future needs to product plans. Prior to joining Oracle in 1992, he spent 16 years at IBM in various positions including development of the DB2 family of products and in charge of IBM's database architecture and technology.
Mr. Dash is a frequent speaker at industry forums around the world on the future of software technology. He has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from NIT, Rourkela and Master's degree in Systems Design from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He sits on several boards and advisory boards of companies.