Hadoop Summit Europe 2014 today announced the call for papers.

Following the first annual event which has been a real success, in terms of participation, the second annual event will be held at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam on April 2-3, 2014.

For those who unfamiliar, Hadoop Summit Europe brings together the leading Hadoop minds and ecosystem vendors from across Europe to discuss the open source big data

platform’s role in the data architectures of tomorrow.

In addition, focused on accelerating the next-generation data architecture built on enterprise Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Summit Europe will feature networking and shared best practices between all levels of the IT landscape, including a vibrant community of architects, developers, data scientists, data professionals and solution providers.

The event will feature two full days of content and five tracks, all designed with the goal, to arm attendees with the know-how to successfully harness the power of big data with Hadoop, driving their business into the next level of the information age.

Regarding the Call for Papers, you can the speaking abstract submission process, via http://hadoopsummit.org/amsterdam/call-for-abstracts/.

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