21 Data (Databricks) has recently launched a new platform, which is meant to be the cheapest and most convenient way to store your data. They are offering a number of features that will make your life easier, from being able to create custom folders to having the ability to share your data with your friends. The platform also offers the ability to store your data in an encrypted form. Moreover, you will be able to access your data from anywhere you go, making it a great choice for those who work from home or just don’t want to lug around heavy laptops. If you are a fan of the latest tech, then you’ll definitely want to check out this exciting platform!
Overview
Databricks, the company behind the world’s first unified analytics platform, recently landed a major funding round that puts it at an impressive $28 billion post-money valuation. Its investors include Amazon Web Services (AWS), BlackRock, Greenoaks Capital, Geodesic, Founders Circle, Octahedron Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and a handful of other big names in tech and the real estate biz.
The company’s flagship product is a scalable, enterprise-grade data management and analytics solution that makes it easy to create, consume, and share data-rich applications, and do so in a timely manner. For instance, Databricks’ Unified Analytics Platform enables users to build analytic workflows, collaborate with data engineering teams, and reduce operational complexity by simplifying the development and deployment of production applications.
Databricks is a leading provider of the Apache SparkTM open source analytics platform, with more than 20,000 customers using the technology in production. The company also boasts a robust set of global support offerings for the Spark-based cloud platform.
Launched in 2014
It’s a given that heavyweight VC firms like Sequoia, GV, a16z and New Enterprise Associates have been doing a lot of bing bing ing on data and enterprise software. While the hype train is still chugging along, this renaissance has yielded a crop of interesting startups that are proving that good ideas don’t have to be born of the basement. For example, retail marketing analytics service RetailNext raised a hefty $30 million series D round, which will no doubt be a tad more on the scale. The startup has a nice suite of investors in the form of August Capital, StarVest Partners, and New Enterprise Associates.
Databricks is a commercial start-up with a UC Berkeley background. They are the brainchild of a team of engineers with a vested interest in Apache Spark, an open source, scalable big data analytics platform. Their flagship product, Databricks Cloud, boasts a multi-tenant architecture that will allow organizations of any size to scale their big data analytics capabilities. At the same time, Databricks is a company that specializes in the application of big data, a niche that is quickly gaining traction in the business and government spaces.
Funded in 2015
Databricks is a data and AI company that has been founded by the original creators of Apache Spark(tm). It provides a platform for data science and engineering to work together. Users can create analytic workflows, collaborate with lines of business, and reduce the total cost of ownership for their data infrastructure.
Databricks has offices in San Francisco and New York. The company’s mission is to accelerate innovation for its customers. They are focused on simplifying and unifying data and artificial intelligence (AI) in order to solve the world’s toughest problems.
Databricks offers a data and AI platform called the Unified Analytics Platform. It is used by hundreds of organizations worldwide. With this software, users can collaborate with engineers and data scientists to create analytic workflows and increase productivity.
Databricks also provides global support for its Spark-based cloud platform. By avoiding complex architectural requirements, customers can use Databricks to build lakehouses in cloud environments. This enables them to use large data sets to do machine learning and data science.
