This is an excellent discussion on visualization products in the Big Data space and the gaps that could be filled by new entrepreneurs. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Gramener. Ganes Kesari: I have 16 years of experience in technology and half of that has been as
Sramana Mitra: It’s not usually easy to sell pure horizontal. In the world of complex queries, what is missing? If you look at the universe, what are the specific things or capabilities that are missing from the ecosystem that would help you and help your customers, and that could be opportunities for new companies to
Steve Davis: One of our largest clients is one of the largest auto manufacturers in North America. They have a problem analyzing various data sources that might have valuable information that could contribute to analysis of emerging safety issues. All of their data sources are all in separate systems. They had a notion to incorporate
Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with a little bit of an ecosystem map of your space. What is your worldview in terms of who are the players, what are the issues? What does the world around you look like? Where do you position yourself in that universe? Marc Alacqua: In the Big Data space, there are
Complex search queries remains a tricky arena. Read on to learn more. Sramana Mitra: If you could provide us with some background about yourself as well as Signafire to start us off, that would be great. Marc Alacqua: I’m the CEO and Co-Founder of Signafire. Steve Davis is one of my partners and also Co-Founder.
Sramana Mitra: What do you see around your space that are open problems? Harry Glaser: One of the fun things about our space is that every problem is an open problem. One of the biggest open problems that we see that we are working hard to solve is, there is so much going on and
Sramana Mitra: Let’s do more use cases. I’d like to understand how your product is being used in other contexts. Harry Glaser: Another of my favorite customer is Crisis Text Line. They are first responders. Folks who are in personal crisis can text a trained professional who will go through that moment of personal crisis
Harry says, there are nothing but open problems in his space, and highlights some of them! Read on to see what may warrant a new company. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Periscope. Harry Glaser: I’m the Co-Founder and CEO of Periscope Data. Periscope is about five