Share tools, tips, and war stories about using ElasticSearch, the open-source search engine and document store built on Apache Lucene.

A group for users of Apache Cassandra to meet and discuss the popular "NoSQL" database. If you use Apache Cassandra in a production environment, or you are thinking about using it, you should come along to learn from others in the same boat. http://cassandra.apache.org/

This is a networking group for those interested in Big Data & the Cloud. It is open to all Big Data and Cloud specialists in London who like to share their experiences and ideas. Organised by eSynergy Solutions, an IT recruitment company based in the heart of the City. In early 2012 we set up a Cloud and Big Data division  specialising in recruiting for contract and permanent Big Data technical positions. We work with Big Data Vendors, Specialised Consulting companies and end user clients to fi …

During Lucene Eurocon 2011 in Barcelona, a number of us from different search companies met and discussed data conditioning and pipelining (ways to obtain, transform and process data before it is indexed by a search engine). We've started this group to bring these people together on-line and we hope to have physical meetups occasionally as well, at other search-related events. We're not technology or license specific - if you're building or using pipelines or similar processes come and join us, …

Welcome to Big Data London - Europe's biggest Big Data community. Big Data London brings together people working on Big Data projects. If you're using Hadoop, Apache Cassandra or any other NoSQL related technology, if you're involved with web apps, enterprise apps, data analytics, financial apps or storage at massive scale, or simply want to learn more about the space, then you'll find something interesting here. So come and join us.

Enterprise search meetups are an opportunity to get together with other people doing search. Grab a drink, be challenged by one or two search-related talks, and join in the discussion. Topics can cover everything from ranking algorithms, to working with Solr and the Google Search Appliance, to designing the user interface. It's also a great way to network and stay on top of the latest developments in search. Disclaimer: This meetup is NOT about SEO. Topics covered at this meetup include: Enter …

This group will focus on the use of Amazon CloudSearch for the development and deployment of search applications. Amazon CloudSearch is a fully-managed search service in the AWS cloud that allows customers to easily integrate fast and highly scalable search functionality into their applications. Meetup presentations and discussions will cover topics such as: User case studies and lessons learned Getting started with CloudSearch Ranking and relevance tuning Working with other AWS services This gr …

A group devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the London Metro area. Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data analytical solutions.

Learn from and meet with other developers, devops and QA professionals that use JMeter to test web apps. JMeter User's group is an open forum where JMeter and even Selenium users from all levels (beginner, intermediate, afficianados) can interact, network and share insights and information. Topics include JMeter, Selenium, scripting, performance, load and stress testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, building automated test scripts and other topics. Feel free to request and po …

There's a massive pool of search technology expertise and experience in London (and nearby), but it's currently locked away in mailing lists and cubicles. We want to bring some of that out into the open to share war stories, advice, and business cards over a quiet beer.

With so many great search companies in Cambridge we're sure a Meetup will lead to some interesting discussions and networking. We're hoping to run regular events where you can come and hear about exciting developments in enterprise search and related fields, talk about what you're doing and meet others in the field. If you're working with, developing or planning to use any search technology, be it open source, commercial closed source, appliance-based or simply theoretical join this Meetup! Int …

A group of like minded Cloud professionals focusing on Cloudstack; regular physical meetings throughout Europe .

This group is aimed at anyone who has deployed or is interested in Information Management, especially Alfresco and its surrounding infrastructure. We are based in London and have regular pub meetups.