The NIST Cloud and Big Data Workshop brought together leaders and innovators from industry, academia and government in an interactive format that combined keynote presentations, panel discussions, interactive breakout sessions and open discussion. The conference was led off by Pat Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, NIST, and Steven VanRoekel, the Chief Information Officer of the United States.
The second and third days of the workshop focused on the intersection of Cloud and Big Data. Fully realizing the power of Big Data depends on meeting the unprecedented demands on storage, integration, and analysis presented by massive data sets--demands that Cloud innovators are working to meet today. The workshop explored possibilities for harmonizing Cloud and Big Data measurement, benchmarking, and standards in ways that bring the power of these two approaches to bear in driving progress and prosperity. Whether you were interested in Big Data as a service, analytics and visualization, operational infrastructure, or other areas, the workshop gave you the opportunity to share your ideas and explore those of others on key questions such as:
Webcast and Twitter Chat:
The event was webcast live January 15-16, 2013 and is available for playback on this page >>. Online participants submitted questions and comments using the event hashtag #NISTCloud.
NIST negotiated rate of $125 (plus tax) including free shuttle service
Holiday Inn Hotels
2 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, Md. 20879
(301) 948-8900 Fax: (301) 258-1940
NIST negotiated rate of $139 (plus tax) including breakfast and free shuttle service
Gaithersburg Hilton
620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, Md. 20877
(301) 977-8900 Fax: (301) 869-8597
If you are not registered, you will not be allowed on site. Registered attendees will receive security and campus instructions prior to the workshop.
NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE:All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the above meeting must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival will result, at a minimum, in significant delays (up to 24 hours) in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12. When registration is open, the required NIST-1260 form will be available as well.