Databricks
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| Industry | Computer software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Ali Ghodsi, Andy Konwinski, Ion Stoica, Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Matei Zaharia |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | databricks.com |
Databricks is a company founded by the creators of Apache Spark,[1][2][3] that aims to help clients with cloud-based big data processing using Spark.[4][5] Databricks grew out of the AMPLab project at University of California, Berkeley that was involved in making Apache Spark, a distributed computing framework built atop Scala. Its co-founders are: Ali Ghodsi, CEO, University of California, Berkeley adjunct professor and co-founder, Andy Konwinski, Ion Stoica, Executive Chairman, University of California, Berkeley professor and co-founder and CTO of Conviva, Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Matei Zaharia, Chief Technologist, who created Apache Spark while a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently a professor at the Stanford University.[6][7]
In September 2013, Databricks announced that it had raised $13.9 million from Andreessen Horowitz and said it aimed to offer an alternative to Google's MapReduce system.[4][8] In March 2014, Databricks certified Alpine Data Labs on Apache Spark.[9] In June 2014, Databricks raised a $33 million Series B, led by New Enterprise Associates, along with additional investment from Series A investor Andreessen Horowitz.[5][10][11] Databricks, founded by the team that created Spark, is closely involved with the development of Apache Spark, an open-source project incubated by the Apache Foundation.[12]
References
- ^ Rogers, Bruce (March 5, 2015). "Databricks Aims To Become The Platform For Big Data". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Norton, Clint Boulton and Steven (Jun 3, 2015). "Spark, a Tool at Big Data's Cutting Edge, Helps Under Armour Perform Faster Analytics". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Dwoskin, Elizabeth (June 9, 2016). "This is where the real action in artificial intelligence takes place". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ a b Harris, Derrick (September 25, 2013). "Databricks raises $14M from Andreessen Horowitz, wants to take on MapReduce with Spark". Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Miller, Ron (June 30, 2014). "Databricks Snags $33M In Series B And Debuts Cloud Platform For Processing Big Data". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Zaharia, Matei. "Matei Zaharia". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Crunchbase (January 27, 2015). "Databricks - Crunchbase". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ Lorica, Ben (September 25, 2013). "Databricks aims to build next-generation analytic tools for Big Data". O'Reilly Media. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Daniel Gutierrez (2014-03-18). "Databricks Certifies Alpine Data Labs on Spark". Inside Big Data. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ Harris, Derrick (June 30, 2014). "Databricks aims to build next-generation analytic tools for Big Data. A new startup will accelerate the maturation of the Berkeley Data Analytics Stack". Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Gage, Deborah (June 30, 2014). "Lured By The Promise Of Big Data, Investors Pile $33M Into Databricks". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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