Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: October 25, 2017 to October 27, 2017
Location: Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando
Street: 9939 Universal Blvd.
City/Town: Orlando, FL
Website or Map: https://www.pentahoworld.com/
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Hitachi
Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2017
At the Rosen Shingle Creek, right here in Orlando. All about big data.
"Join the biggest gathering of Pentaho experts, users, advocates, and thought-leaders to learn the best practices, use cases and innovations to drive transformation and growth in your organization.
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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