November 21, 2019

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Turning high-velocity data into leverage for people

Turning high-velocity data into leverage for people

We are witnessing an explosion in the sheer mass and velocity of data. But this data is most useful if the actual builders and operatorsthe people with all the contextcan understand it and react to it quickly. Ozan Turgut discusses how to use visualization and analytics to turn data into leverage for decision making.
Talk Title Turning high-velocity data into leverage for people
Speakers Ozan Turgut (SignalFx)
Conference Velocity
Conf Tag Build resilient systems at scale
Location Santa Clara, California
Date June 21-23, 2016
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We are witnessing an explosion in the sheer mass and velocity of data. More systems, machines, and software are emitting data constantly, every second of every day. But this data is most useful if the actual builders and operators—the people with all the context—can understand it and react to it quickly. Ozan Turgut discusses how to use visualization and analytics to turn data into leverage for decision making. This keynote is sponsored by SignalFx.

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