The 35th IPP Symposium

Managing the Fire Hose

In any modern enterprise, the rate at which data must be ingested and acted on intelligently is increasing rapidly. This is a result of better methods of data collection, higher speed communications, and the heavy demands of today's business environment. Keeping up with this torrent of information is a constant challenge for any advanced IT team. The technical problems include the integration of many heterogeneous data sources, sophisticated data mining and analysis, and the need for near real-time response.

At the same time, stored data is inappropriate for many of these applications. Data loses its value so quickly that by the time it is stored, it is stale. Processing must happen on the live data as it is being collected. Examples include stock ticker applications, industrial process control, and sensor-based environmental monitoring.

It is clear that conventional data management techniques fall short in these settings. Research labs and universities are working on advanced tools to address the problems of the real-time enterprise and sensor processing. Products such as faster data warehouses, stream processing engines, and business intelligence tools are beginning to appear in the marketplace as a response to some of these forces.

This symposium will look at some of these problems from various perspectives. We'll hear about current challenges and next-generation technology from experts in both academia and industry. There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion.

Presenters to Include:
Mirek Kula, GTECH Corporation
Adam Stauffer, HBK
Rob Strom, IBM
Ugur Cetintemel, Brown University
Sam Madden, MIT