22-25 April 2026 
SQLBits 2014
A Look at 3 Big Data Tools
This session will look at SQOOP, PIG and HIVE. Three tools which are essential in your Big Data Toolbox. We'll look at what they do, how they do it and why you would want to use them
SQOOP, PIG and HIVE are three tools in the Hadoop Ecosystem which are both powerful and useful. This session which is demo heavy will look at each of these tools and explore how you use each tool and why. Come to this session to get a good introduction to these Big Data Tools.
Speakers
Allan Mitchell's previous sessions
Getting Started with Azure Search
Need to search your data efficiently whilst in the cloud? This session introduces you to MSFT's highly scalable search solution in Azure
A Look at 3 Big Data Tools
This session will look at SQOOP, PIG and HIVE. Three tools which are essential in your Big Data Toolbox. We'll look at what they do, how they do it and why you would want to use them
Incremental Loading of Data using CDC in SQL Server 2012
More data, less time, storing everything. These ingredients mean it is becoming imperative we do not move the kitchen sink everytime we do our ETL Come to this session to find out how.
StreamInsight-Solving Business problems (Deep Dive)
Event Stream Processing opens up a mass of opportunities for reacting to patterns in your data in realtime. This session shows you how.
Data Quality Services-Making Data Suitable for Business
Data Quality Services is a new product coming in the SQL Server Denali release of Microsoft SQL Server. Come to this session to understand how it can take your data cleansing to the next level.
StreamInsight Deep Dive
Look deep under the covers at what is involved when building a StreamInsight application.