Sramana Mitra: Based on where you sit and what you look at on a regular basis, what are some of the open problems from your point of view? Franz Aman: In the big data space in particular, everyone has jumped on the analysis and understanding of big data, which is entirely understandable. But I think
Sramana Mitra: So, you are avoiding that problem by blowing out the main memory available and then doing the in-memory computing on top of that? Franz Aman: Correct. Then it is native. It is just available, and your application will just run. We recently did a project with a researcher from the University of Illinois
Sramana Mitra: You talked about in-memory databases and said you were using Oracle’s in-memory database technology. Could you talk a bit about trends in in-memory databases, because it looks like SAP is setting its entire company on HANA?
Sramana Mitra: I would like to talk in more detail about some of the customers and problems you discussed. You can pick whichever your favorites are. Let’s do three or four use cases. I would like to dive into the depths of what problems you are solving and how you are solving them. What role
Franz Aman is the chief marketing officer of SGI (Silicon Graphics), a leader in technical computing. Franz counts more than 20 years of leadership and innovation in global product marketing, brand strategy, and communications. In this interview, he talks about the development of SGI over the past two decades and the opportunities and possibilities that