Speaker Interview: Abs Pathak

Abs Pathak of TicketMaster will be giving a talk on "High Volume Metric Collection, Visualization and Analysis." The SCALE Team caught up with Abs to talk to him about his presentation.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

A: My name is Abs (Abhishake) Pathak and am a Senior Systems Engineer at TicketMaster. I have been working in technology for almost 15 years in a variety of industries ranging from sustainable energies to
entertainment including various ecommerce platforms.

Q: You're giving a talk on "High Volume Metric Collection, Visualization and Analysis." Without tipping your hand on the actual talk, can you give us an idea of what we might expect?

A: The talk will focus on current methodologies used for metric collection, common challenges faced when trying to collect, store, analyze and view the data and TicketMaster's approach to solving this problem.

Q: Is this your first visit to SCALE? If so, what are yourexpectations? If not, can you give us your impressions of the event?

A: Yes. This is my first visit. I expect to meet folks from a variety of disciplines and walk away with different perspectives on how other industries are addressing similar common challenges faced in technology as well as their solutions to the problem.

[SCALE Team interview by Hannah Anderson]