About Our Sponsors

Founding

Continuum Analytics

Continuum Analytics develops Anaconda, the leading modern open source analytics platform powered by Python. Continuum’s Python-based platform and consulting services empower organizations to analyze, manage and visualize big data - turning massive datasets into actionable insights and business value. Built on proven open-source technology and easily integrated within existing IT environments, Anaconda allows organizations to make critical business decisions based on their data quickly, easily, inexpensively, and with flexibility. Without having to worry about how to access their data, organizations can free up resources to solve actual problems. Continuum’s founders and developers have created or contribute to some of the most popular data science technologies, including NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, IPython, and many others. To learn more about the Anaconda platform, training and consulting services, visit continuum.io.

Platinum

Optiver

http://www.optiver.com/amsterdam

We are Optiver, an international trading company, headquartered in Amsterdam. With more than 700 colleagues across four continents we constantly offer fair and highly competitive prices for the buying and selling of stocks, bonds, options, futures, ETF’s et cetera. It is called ‘market making’. We build markets and provide liquidity to international exchanges in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific.

We make financial markets fair, open and reliable. We do not only trade when we feel like it. Not only when our outlook is bright, but 24 hours a day. Whichever way the markets go, we are there, always at our own risk, using our own capital. ‘Value the difference’ sums it up perfectly. It explains in a nutshell what we do every day. It also invites you to explore how we do our job differently.

We want to be the best trading firm in the world and therefore we need the most advanced technology, trading software and connections to the market. In short, we need the best IT-professionals to develop, optimise and support our tools. We aim to be unrivalled in our industry, by being talented, creative and result-driven. And it doesn’t matter how we dress or what we believe in, as long as we exceed our and each other’s expectations.

Dato

http://dato.com/

Dato is the maker of GraphLab, the machine learning platform that is transforming the way data scientists and developers use machine learning to build, deploy and manage intelligent apps. Dato's customers use machine learning to drive competitive advantage in their industries - they are the thought leaders and the most innovative companies in their fields. Dato's products include GraphLab Create, Dato Predictive Services, and Dato Distributed.

Gold

ING

http://www.ing.com/en.htm

The financial world is making huge strides. Changes are taking place in rapid succession. Across the world, ING wants to play a role in these changes. We believe that clever use of data analysis with people who excel in this dynamic domain is crucial in distinguishing ourselves. Fox TV recently called our CEO "The Steve Jobs of Finance". All of ING is Agile and going digital. Glassdoor rated our work/life balance #2. Our annual 24hr Hackathon is unique. ING wants to be leading in Fintech! If you like the sound of that, the next stage of your career is with us!

GoDataDriven

http://godatadriven.com/

Established in 2009, GoDataDriven is on the forefront of Big Data innovation. The team consists of a unique combination of experienced Data Scientists, excellent Data Engineers, all with state-of-the-art know-how of technology. Team members of GoDataDriven are characterized by a natural curiosity, pragmatic approach, learning capacity and well-developed communication skills.

Whether it is search optimization for an e-retailer, predictive maintenance for a public transportation company, fraud detection for a bank or supply chain management for a production company; GoDataDriven’s Big Data solutions add to the bottom-line of any business.

We enjoy working closely with our clients of GoDataDriven include Wehkamp, Bol.com, KLM, ING, Rabobank, Bakkersland and NPO.

GoDataDriven is proudly part of Xebia Group. More information on www.godatadriven.com

Drinks & Data

Eneco

http://www.eneco.com/

Deploy your talent at the most popular employer in the energy industry. That‘s possible at Eneco. At least ... if you're programmer who sees opportunities. Can you help transform the Toon® - our smart thermostat - into an innovative platform? Do you agree IT and big data are inextricably linked? Do you want to make a difference for millions of customers? Working for Eneco means working at the leading company in sustainability when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. We are frontrunner in a changing energy market.

Welcome to the new world!

Silver

Booking

http://www.booking.com/

Booking.com is the planet’s #1 accommodation site. Headquartered on a beautiful canal in Amsterdam, Booking.com has more than 173+ offices worldwide. Our humble, talented staff of over 10,000 drives us forward every day. We love travel, and we work hard every day to make it easier to book great accommodations in more than 200 destinations.

Since its foundation in 1996, Booking.com has been one of the travel sector’s best-kept secrets. Today we’ve got some serious numbers to our name: with over a billion guest nights booked and counting, 950,000 room nights booked every 24 hours, 42 languages available and 21 million bookable rooms. We attribute our success to never losing sight of our customer’s needs and remaining true to our mission: to help leisure and business travellers, whatever their budgets, easily discover, book, and enjoy the world’s best places to stay.

Cloudera

http://cloudera.com/

Cloudera delivers the modern platform for data management and analytics. The world’s leading organizations trust Cloudera to help solve their most challenging business problems with Cloudera Enterprise, the fastest, easiest, and most secure data platform built on Apache Hadoop and the latest open source technologies. Our customers can efficiently capture, store, process and analyze vast amounts of data, empowering them to use advanced analytics to drive business decisions quickly, flexibly, and at lower cost than has been possible before. To ensure our customers are successful, we offer comprehensive support, training, and professional services. Learn more at cloudera.com.

Qualogy

http://www.werkenbijqualogy.com/

Are you interested in working on innovative data science projects for leading organizations? Now you can as a data scientist at Qualogy. Founded in 1998, Qualogy has established an impressive resume as a one-stop shop for enterprise scale IT development. Our track record in retail, finance, insurance and logistics makes us a trusted partner in big data projects. We believe in the unparalleled opportunities data science offers to businesses and organizations. That is exactly why we continue to invest in this field, while closely collaborating with the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) at Leiden University.

Do you want to find out what it is like to work in our international data science team? Meet us at PyData! While you are there, try out the face recognition software that we’re about to use in our brand new Data Science lab: a state-of-the-art work environment that inspires creativity and new technology development.

We look forward to seeing you at PyData!