Hack/Reduce is a free one-day big data hackathon. The goal is to extract valuable information from large datasets and learn how to work with big data.

You can sign-up for Hack/Reduce in Toronto on June 18th at http://hackreduce2.eventbrite.com

The event brings together Developers, Companies, Entrepreneurs and Students interested in Big Data.

Provided:
* Free access to Amazon EC2 clusters that... [read more]

Hack/Reduce is a free one-day big data hackathon. The goal is to extract valuable information from large datasets and learn how to work with big data.

You can sign-up for Hack/Reduce in Toronto on June 18th at http://hackreduce2.eventbrite.com

The event brings together Developers, Companies, Entrepreneurs and Students interested in Big Data.

Provided:
* Free access to Amazon EC2 clusters that can be scaled up according to your needs.
* Pre-loaded datasets (participants are encouraged to suggest datasets)
* Introduction to Hadoop and Map/Reduce and the infrastrucure
* Support from Hadoop and Map/Reduce experts
* Food and drinks