Sramana Mitra: Where would you point entrepreneurs to look for new problems to solve a new startup to build now? Eldad Farkash: If you’re coming from a scientific background, I would say focus either on deep learning or NPI. These would be the two major topics I would focus on if you’re a scientific kind
Sramana Mitra: There is one area that I think still has some openings. Some of this is very large opportunities but a lot of it is also small to mid-scale opportunities of these vertical solutions that take advantage of the more mature infrastructure layer underneath. But then, you need a serious amount of domain knowledge on
Eldad Farkash: Another trend would be regarding the sources of data. Today, we’re just starting to grasp the value of data. What’s missing is more sources. When I say more sources, I’m not talking about the conventional databases. I’m talking about machines and environment. Blending this data into what we do on databases has tremendous impact.
Eldad Farkash: A different example would be Galaxy Semiconductor. I’m taking you to a completely different spectrum. They actually test hardware, usually in Asia where most of the semiconductor industry is. They want to use analytics to crunch billions of records that represent wafer cost. They want to have the visualization that shows them, during
An end of the year view into what’s happening in the Big Data ecosystem with Eldad Farkash, a veteran of the Business Intelligence world. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Sisense. Eldad Farkash: I’m the CTO and Founder of Sisense. Sisense is a Big Data analytics company