Abstract:

This talk will cover the latest advances in technology such as AI/ML/DL (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Data as a platform, Agile development via microservices and containers, etc.

Biography:

Jnana Ranjan Dash is a technology visionary and executive consultant in Silicon Valley. He focuses on enterprise solutions such as Cloud Computing, Big Data, New Database technologies, Real time analytics and distributed computing. He sits of boards and advisory boards of several Silicon Valley companies.

He spent 10 years at Oracle Corporation and was the Group Vice President, Systems Architecture and Technology. He was responsible for setting Oracle's core database and application server product directions and interacted with customers worldwide in translating future needs to product plans. Prior to joining Oracle in 1992, he spent 16 years at IBM in various positions including development of the DB2 family of products and in charge of IBM's database architecture and technology. He is considered a pioneer in relational database technology.

Mr. Dash is a frequent speaker at industry forums around the world on the future of software technology. He sits on several boards and advisory boards of companies. He got his B.Eng degree from NIT, Rourkela and won the best graduate gold medal in 1969. He got his M.S. in Systems Design from the University of Waterloo, Canada.