Starburst Announces Datanova, a Two-Day Virtual Conference with Keynote by Bill Nye
9.11.2020 17:00:00 EET | Business Wire | Press release
Starburst announced today it will be hosting a two-day virtual conference called Datanova that empower data teams around the world to get the most and best out of their data. Scheduled for February 9-10, 2021, the inaugural conference will include a keynote from the internationally recognized scientist and television personality Bill Nye.
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In addition to his critically acclaimed television programs like Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bill Nye Saves the World, and three best-selling books, Bill Nye is also the CEO of The Planetary Society, whose mission is to empower the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration.
Other notable keynote speakers include Starburst co-founder and CEO Justin Borgman, who will co-present with Google Cloud on how to “Drive digital transformation faster with X Analytics,” and Dave McCrory, VP of Growth, Global Head of Insights and Analytics at Digital Reality who originally coined the term “Data Gravity” ten years ago. Dave will give a talk on “Data Gravity: Then and Now.”
“Datanova will focus on some of the most challenging aspects of managing data at scale, especially during these unique times,” said Borgman. “We’re creating content that caters to everyone inside the data team - from the leaders, strategists, and architects, to the data engineers and data consumers. And what’s really special is that all stacks are welcome - whether your data is stored in a traditional data warehouse or data lake, is on-premise, hybrid, or 100% cloud - our content will help everyone learn how to accelerate decision-making based on all your organization’s data.”
Datanova is open to all data professionals who are interested in unlocking the value of all their data. Registration opens today, and will be capped at 5,000. Learn more & register today.
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Starburst unlocks the value of data by making it fast and easy to access anywhere. Starburst queries data across any database, making it instantly actionable for organizations. With Starburst, teams can lower the total cost of their infrastructure and analytics investments, prevent vendor lock-in, and use the tools that work best for their business.
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