Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/DataStax/connecting-cassandra-data-with-graphframes-jon-haddad-the-last-pickle-c-summit-2016 | If you've been aware of the buzzword scene for the last 6 months, you've probably come across the term ""graph"" quite a bit. Sadly, very few people are aware of what a graph is or how to appropriately use it. If I've just described you, don't panic! In this talk, I'll bring everyone up to speed on the basics of what a graph is all about. The term graph holds a foundation in some pretty hardcore computer science. This lends itself to some complexity, but there's hope! We can leverage these roots in a less complicated manner by using GraphFrames and Spark to extract maximum analytical awesomeness from our existing Cassandra data. About the Speaker Jon Haddad Consultant, The Last Pickle Jon Haddad has 15 years experience in both development and operations. For the last 11 years, he's worked at various startups in southern California. In a past life, he put Cassandra in production and co-wrote cqlengine, the Python object mapper for CQL. After 2 years as an evangelist at DataStax, he is now Principal Consultant at The Last Pickle, helping customers of all size succeed with Apache Cassandra.