Analytics for Enterprise Class Hadoop and Streaming Data

Information Architect. Dirk has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and
a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors in English) from the University of New
Brunswick.
Thomas Deutsch, B.A, M.B.A., serves as a Program Director in IBM’s Big
Data business. Tom has spent the last couple of years helping customers with
Apache Hadoop, identifying architecture fit, and managing early stage projects
in multiple customer engagements. He played a formative role in the
transition of Hadoop-based technologies from IBM Research to IBM Software
Group, and he continues to be involved with IBM Research Big Data activities
and the transition of research to commercial products. Prior to this role, Tom
worked in the CTO office’s Information Management division. In that role,
Tom worked with a team focused on emerging technologies and helped customers
adopt IBM’s innovative Enterprise Mashups and Cloud offerings.
Tom came to IBM through the FileNet acquisition, where he had responsibility
for FileNet’s flagship Content Management product and spearheaded
FileNet product initiatives with other IBM software segments including the
Lotus and InfoSphere segments. With more than 20 years in the industry and
a veteran of two startups, Tom is an expert on the technical, strategic, and
business information management issues facing the enterprise today. Tom
earned a Bachelor’s degree from the Fordham University in New York and an
MBA from the Maryland University College.
George Lapis, MS CS, is a Big Data Solutions Architect at IBM’s Silicon Valley
Research and Development Lab. He has worked in the database software area
for more than 30 years. He was a founding member of R* and Starburst research
projects at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in Silicon Valley, as well as
a member of the compiler development team for several releases of DB2. His
expertise lies mostly in compiler technology and implementation. About ten
years ago, George moved from research to development, where he led the
compiler development team in his current lab location, specifically working on
the development of DB2’s SQL/XML and XQuery capabilities. George also
spent several years in a customer enablement role for the Optim Database toolset
and more recently in IBM’s Big Data business. In his current role, George is
leading the tools development team for IBM’s InfoSphere BigInsights platform.
George has co-authored several database patents and has contributed to numerous
papers. He’s a certified DB2 DBA and Hadoop Administrator.