Apache Arrow is a columnar format and multi-language toolbox for fast data interchange and in-memory analytics.
I spoke with Matt Topol at Community Over Code in Denver last month about the various subprojects, and how you can get involved.
Book mentioned in interview: In-Memory Analytics with Apache Arrow: Accelerate data analytics for efficient processing of flat and hierarchical data structures 2nd ed.
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The Cloudstack Collaboration Conference will be held in November in Madrid. I spoke with Ivet Petrova Madzharova, Apache Cloudstack PMC member, to give us a preview of the event.
Bertrand Delacrétaz recently stepped down from the board after serving 14 terms. He talks a bit about how the world, and the Foundation, have changed in those years, and why you might like to run for the Board.
Are you interested in being a board member at the ASF? Justin Mclean is currently serving his fourth term as a board member at the Apache Software Foundation. In this short clip, he talks about his role there.
At Community over Code in Bratislava, Justin talked a little about his role as VP Incubator.
Shane had to leave early, so we recorded his lightning talk ahead of time.
The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) is a program at the Apache Software Foundation that helps cover the expenses of attending an ASF event, such as Community Over Code in Bratislava, where I interviewed Stefan Vodita, one of the recipients for that event.