A gathering of current and aspiring Data Science practitioners. We focus on practical applications of exploratory data analysis, statistics, machine learning and data visualization to solve interesting problems in any field. Our aim is to create a forum for discussing the techniques of data science, independent of the tools used for it (such as R or Hadoop, for which there are excellent meetups in Atlanta already).

The Atlanta Big Data User Group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for organizations to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, we are at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from employees, contractors and technologists, Atlanta Big Data aims to focus on the specific Big Data issues, archit …

R is an open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. While most commonly used within academia, in fields such as computational biology and applied statistics, it is rapidly gaining currency in commercial areas such as quantitative finance and business intelligence. Among R's strengths as a language are its powerful built-in tools for inferential statistics, its compact modeling syntax, its data visualization capabilities, and its ease of …

This is a group for anyone interested in creating data visualization applications with Qlikview. Qlikview is a powerful data analytics tool that allows you to consolidate data from multiple sources, and explore the associations of that data.

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

Open Atlanta is coming. Open Atlanta is part of the worldwide movement to use technology and information to solve problems and improve communities. Open Atlanta is civic applications, crowdsourcing, open data, visualization and communication protocols but mostly Open Atlanta is people - developers, designers, researchers, IT professionals, communication experts, government officials, nonprofits, business and citizens coming together. We are starting our first projects and planning many more for …

This Meetup is for all past, present, and wannabe Splunk users in the metro Atlanta area - or any Splunkers ready to make a road trip to metro Atlanta. Come share a drink and stories on how Splunk is turning machine data into insight through Operational Intelligence. We'll meet every month at a various bars, restaurants, and even your office if you'd like.

Ushahidi is a non-profit tech company that develops free and open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping. Some of our products include the Ushahidi platform, Crowdmap and Swift River. We encourage meet-ups to talk about deployments, design, development, policy and community capacity building. The Ushahidi team will organize events ranging from casual events, virtual events to larger topical events around the world. We will also work with you to provide …

For Developers interested in learning about big data applications, technology and industry. Get jump started with Hadoop scripting, visualizations, and text analytics to address the full spectrum of Big Data business challenges.

Continuous BI-Atlanta is a growing group of Business Leaders, Analysts and developers that meet monthly to talk about Business Intelligence.  Members connect and learn from professionals what it takes to create a culture of BI in today's world. If you're a Business leader or professional looking to meetup with BI professionals (BI Architect, Developer, designer, Analyst, etc) or you just want to keep up with the latest trends in BI, come visit Continuous BI at our next event.

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting others in the digital measurement space to share knowledge and experiences.

Meet other local Business Intelligence fans to discuss the Microsoft BI Platform (mostly SQL Server, but also SharePoint and Office). Unless otherwise announced, we meet on the last Monday of every month. To learn more about Microsoft Business Intelligence:  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/bi/default.aspx Our main user group webpage is at http://atlantabi.sqlpass.org/ which has its own RSVP if you plan to eat. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaMicrosoftBusinessIntelligenceUsers

We are "P"rofessional "C"areer "W"omen (focus in IT): We are busy and things are hectic in today's society. We are trying to fulfill our dreams as a goal oriented individual, but also as a "woman" who we used to dream of... Whether you are a single, single mother, married with children or married with no children, we all face issues as a "working woman". Our mission is to support each other emotionally and intellectually. We would like to have "actively participating" members to build close fri …