Yuriy's blog

On March 11th I was speaking at Ciklum's Speakers' Corner about introduction to the big data. First of all I'd like to thank the HR department of Ciklum especially Rimma and Alexandra  for giving me this opportunity and the great place at Ciklum's SkyPoint . And of course I'd like to thank the everyone who came to this event for very nice professional discussion and good questions. I really appreciate your feedback, I already see few areas where I could improve my presentation skills as well as to ameliorate the topic of discussion, I think it is very important to keep in touch with the audience. For me also, I was happy to talk about the things I'm interested in and to find the like-minded people which could be a good start for a big data community in Ukraine. The presentation it-self is available here .

A huge and exhaustive book Hadoop: The Definitive Guide by Tom White is basically everything you need to understand the Hadoop and the "Zoo" of frameworks and libraries build on top of it. Lots of examples and detailed explanations including also chapters on how to set it up and administer. Indeed a guide to start to use your big data.

Ethics of Big Data by Kord Davis is quite philosophical book about the ethical issues of collection and exploitation of the BigData. I would say it's more oriented to the CTOs and general management audience then to the developers. It contains an interesting analysis of the Fortune 50 privacy policies and also suggests a comprehensive framework for facilitating ethical discussions in the business environment.

Privacy and Big Data by Terence Craig and Mary E. Ludloff is a great book that addresses the today's issues on privacy in the world of the "big data". The authors are discussing two major points of view on the privacy: the U.S. view of privacy as a commodity, and EU's view of privacy as an essential human right. Terence Craig and Mary E. Ludloff are trying to explain that your digital footprint is not only about your online activity and advertisement, but it also about the video surveillance, laws that are allowing government agencies to intrude into your private life in the name of security and many more. I recommend this book to whom is concerned about their privacy, it won't say you what to do but at least it will increase the level of your awareness.