1. Big Data: Industry Needs Data Scientists Data Analysts Data Infrastructure Engineers Developers (all kinds) 2-3:30, August 10, 2015 Room 261 RSC

2. Big Data: Students Need Curriculum paths, degrees, certificates to gain knowledge for future jobs Internships that provide applied learning opportunities 2-3:30, August 10, 2015 Room 261 RSC

3. Where Big Data Jobs Will Be In 2015, Forbes, December 29, 2014 There was a 123.60% jump in demand for Information Technology Project Managers with big data expertise, and an 89.8% increase for Computer Systems Analysts.

4. Where Big Data Jobs Will Be In 2015, Forbes, December 29, 2014 Python programming (96.90%), Linux expertise (76.60%) and Structured Query Language (SQL) (76%) are the three most in-demand skills in positions that mention big data as a requirement.

5. The five leading industries with the most job openings requiring big data expertise include: Where Big Data Jobs Will Be In 2015, Forbes, December 29, 2014 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (27.14%) Information Technologies (18.89%) Manufacturing (12.35%) Retail Trade (9.62%) Sustainability, Waste Management & Remediation Services (8.20%)

6. Where Big Data Jobs Will Be In 2015, Forbes, December 29, 2014

7. The median salary for professionals with big data expertise is $103,000 a year. Sample jobs in this category include Big Data Solution Architect, Linux Systems and Big Data Engineer, Big Data Platform Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Big Data (Java, Hadoop, SQL) and others. Where Big Data Jobs Will Be In 2015, Forbes, December 29, 2014

8. Regional Industry Needs BREG: Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth http://www.bregsck.com Cluster Six: Data Services and IT Priority Action: – Innovation: A regional pre-competitive R&D and technology transfer initiative across all clusters focused on big data and its applications 2-3:30, August 10, 2015 Room 261 RSC

9. Example Local Industry Needs NetApp Big Data Software Development Engineer Level 3/4/5 As the leading Data Management company, Netapp is driving a lot of growth and scale for its customers and partners using the Big Data and Data Analytics. The ability to create value out of the data mined from the world class storage solutions provided from Netapp is a key differentiator for business growth. Netapp is looking to hire Big Data and Data Analytics engineers and architects to pioneer its solutions and scale it for mass adoption. As a Big Data Software Engineer/Architect you will work as part of a team responsible for building, designing and architecting the Cloud Based (Software as a Service) Platform Automated Support (ASUP) for NetApp storage products. As part of the Big data and Analytics ASUP team, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. Big Data engineers focus on enhancements to existing products as well as new product development. In addition, the Big data team will be responsible for providing a technology stack solutions for agile, scalable and stable solutions. This will include doing Proof of Concepts for new technologies, evaluation of products to best fir the use cases for the Netapp’s customers and partners. 2-3:30, August 10, 2015 Room 261 RSC