Future of Big Data in Boston: The Photos

Not even Hurricane Sandy can wash away the fruits of the past week in Boston tech—quite a momentous week for events, by all accounts.

One of the biggest was Xconomy’s “Future of Big Data” conference, held on Wednesday at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology in Boston. A huge thanks to all of our speakers; to our gracious hosts at FCAT; to our event sponsors Digital Realty, Turnstone, and Vertica (part of HP); to our event supporter Backupify; to our event partners MassTLC and MITX; and to our underwriters, partners, and VC members, without whom this would not be possible.

You can check out our recaps of venture capitalist Brad Feld’s opening talk and other highlights from the jam-packed day of panels and talks.

But that’s not why you’re reading this. You want pictures. You want them now. So I invite you all to enjoy this slideshow of our speakers and attendees, while many of you are stuck indoors waiting out the storm. All pictures here are by KeithSpiroPhoto courtesy of Kendall PRess (thanks Keith!).

Author: Gregory T. Huang

Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003. Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.