This is a group for those interested in collaborating and thought sharing within the fields of big data and analytics. We aim to create a global community to lead the Big Data revolution. All skill levels are welcome. With a vast amount of data now available, understanding and managing this data is crucial. Meetups will feature in-depth discussions, war stories and sharing best practices. The first two hours will consist of short presentations and discussions followed by an hour of drinks and ne …

With so many great search companies in Cambridge we're sure a Meetup will lead to some interesting discussions and networking. We're hoping to run regular events where you can come and hear about exciting developments in enterprise search and related fields, talk about what you're doing and meet others in the field. If you're working with, developing or planning to use any search technology, be it open source, commercial closed source, appliance-based or simply theoretical join this Meetup! Int …

During Lucene Eurocon 2011 in Barcelona, a number of us from different search companies met and discussed data conditioning and pipelining (ways to obtain, transform and process data before it is indexed by a search engine). We've started this group to bring these people together on-line and we hope to have physical meetups occasionally as well, at other search-related events. We're not technology or license specific - if you're building or using pipelines or similar processes come and join us, …

Enterprise search meetups are an opportunity to get together with other people doing search. Grab a drink, be challenged by one or two search-related talks, and join in the discussion. Topics can cover everything from ranking algorithms, to working with Solr and the Google Search Appliance, to designing the user interface. It's also a great way to network and stay on top of the latest developments in search. Disclaimer: This meetup is NOT about SEO. Topics covered at this meetup include: Enter …