A Gentle Introduction to Building a Real-time Analytics Platform

By Joe Karlsson

Elevator Pitch

Discover building real-time analytics engines. Learn data ingestion, processing, scalability, and technology choices through a live demo. Engage in a multiplayer game for real-time data. Leave empowered to construct your own system.

Description

Are you ready to immerse yourself in the world of real-time analytics? If you’ve ever been intrigued by the complexities of building a real-time analytics engine, this session is for you. breaking down the intricacies and demystifying the process. In this talk, you will navigate through the core concepts and techniques involved in creating a robust real-time analytics engine. You’ll gain valuable insights into data ingestion, processing, real-time output, technology choices, scalability, as well as potential pitfalls. You’ll observe these principles in action during a live coding demo, where you’ll get to see (and participate in) the step-by-step construction of an analytics engine. Did I mention that you’ll be participating? In this session, you’ll be playing a massively multiplayer online game to provide us with real-time data for our demo engine. By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with the confidence and knowledge to construct your own real-time analytics system.

Notes

Technical Requirements

  • Internet: A stable, high-speed connection for the live coding demo.
  • Screen Sharing: Capability for sharing code and visuals with attendees.

Speaker Qualifications

  • Experience: Over 10 years in the data and database sphere, with a focus on real-time processing.
  • Previous Talks: Delivered lectures at major conferences on similar subjects. You can view a complete list of my past and upcoming talks with video on my website https://www.joekarlsson.com/speaking.
  • Projects: Successfully built and deployed real-time analytics engines for top industry clients.

Concluding Remarks

This talk combines technical depth with an engaging, interactive approach. It’s tailored to impart real, actionable insights in the field of real-time analytics. The speaker’s experience, past accomplishments, and innovative teaching methods make this session a promising candidate for the program.