Enterprise Big Data

Wednesday, 1:30 PM EST - SUNSET

This session will focus on architecting enterprise big data systems. This will include developing a big data architectural perspective, looking at key big data capabilities, how to deal with governance, and other aspects of big data in an enterprise environment including cloud.

Come to this session if you want to learn about architecting and delivering enterprise big data systems.

About Dave Hendricksen

Dave Hendricksen

Dave is a senior architect for Thomson Reuters and has worked for Thomson Reuters for over 20 years where his focus is on architecting and delivering enterprise hybrid big data systems.

Dave has written two books with Addison-Wesley, and is currently working on a third:


  • 12 Essential Skills for Software Architects – this book focuses on the soft skills needed by software architects, and has also been translated to Chinese.

  • 12 More Essential Skills for Software Architects – this book focuses on the day to day technical skills needed by software architects.

  • (In Progress) Enterprise Big Data – this book focuses on how to architect and build enterprise big data systems.


  • Dave is also the head coach for the Eagan High School FIRST Robotics program with over 150 students and over 60 mentors. Dave also likes to build things like trebuchets, go carts, and rain barrel watering systems.

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