Abstract:
The talk will give a brief overview of the big data technologies Software AG provides. Selected customer projects as well as research projects are presented to show the power of these technologies and to illustrate the benefits for the application scenarios

Dr. Harald Schöning
Dr. Harald Schöning holds a diploma and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. For more than twenty years, he has been working for Software AG, in various roles including developer, project lead, and chief architect, and in various areas, from databases over semantic technologies, to SOA and business process management and beyond. Today he is Vice President Research at Software AG. He is chairman of the German Software Cluster, chairman of the German education initiative Software Campus, member of the board of NESSI (Networked European Software and Services Initiative) and the Big Data Value Association BDVA and has served as expert and reviewer for the European Commission and German ministries in several contexts. Dr. Schöning has authored and co-authored several text books and many technical papers. He is inventor and co-inventor of more than 40 patents.