It's about you—the data superhero.
2017 Winners have been announced.

Showcasing your success with data
This annual competition recognizes the best of the best organizations, like yours, running Cloudera and the applications you’ve innovated. The award winners were announced during Strata Data New York week on September 26, 2017, in New York City. Organizations were nominated by their own employees or by partners, vendors, or peers, with nominee consent.
The winning organizations' implementations demonstrate outstanding objectives in their mission, technical advancement, and overall impact.
Your 2017 winners
Here are this year’s winners, listed by award theme and category.

Business Impact
Instrument Your Business (two-way tie)
Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH
The Deutsche Telekom big data platform, driven by Cloudera, integrates and analyzes network, CRM and customer care data to improve asset monitoring, maintenance, customer satisfaction and fraud detection. Advanced analytics implemented in the customer services area is on track to increase efficiency and grow revenue by tens of million EUR group-wise annually. Significant improvements have been registered in prepaid-conversion or retention campaigns. The fraud detection tool, implemented in T-Mobile Czech Republic, helps fight fraud scenarios like International Revenue Share Fraud and Sim Box Fraud. With new advanced automation techniques, the fraud tool dramatically decreased detection time, lowered costs and made products safer for our customers. In the operational area, machine learning was key in decreasing the number of production incidents by almost 50%.
UBS (nominated by Cognizant)
UBS’s Data Refinery provides users with a powerful ecosystem for greater business efficiency. A Financial Advisor Scorecard provides a 360-degree analysis of FA activities, resulting in better performance and increased revenue. Fraud detection and anti-money laundering insights have helped analysts review millions of transactions daily. UBS worked with Cognizant and Cloudera to create a data refinery that delivers a unified view of enterprise data. The platform generates insights that have led to new business opportunities and enables users to consume data with confidence thanks to centralized governance.
Secure Your Business
Western Union (nominated by Streamsets)
Western Union moves billions of dollars each year for consumers and businesses and continues to innovate, developing new ways to send money through digital, mobile, and retail channels. Real-time analysis of more than 14 million transactions daily gives Western Union an edge in its work to deliver the speed, simplicity and security customers demand. Now, analysts can quickly drill down into potential issues – such as sudden spikes in credit card authorizations – to evaluate risk and prevent losses. Western Union uses Cloudera and StreamSets to identify potentially fraudulent activity much more quickly and with its real-time enterprise data hub, Western Union can rapidly uncover and investigate anomalies to help stop fraud.
Customer Insight
Credit Suisse (nominated by Cognizant)
Credit Suisse’s Predictive Analytics platform has driven significant productivity saving – nearly 10 hours a month per analyst – and has provided new insight into investment strategies for clients. The platform currently analyzes more than 54 TB of data from Credit Suisse databases, external data feeds, and public data sets, with two TB being added daily. Being able to run the platform on commodity hardware enabled Credit Suisse to reduce total cost of ownership by 38 percent. Credit Suisse worked with Cognizant and Cloudera to create a Predictive Analytics platform that delivers targeted recommendations for trading ideas, research material, investment strategies and much more.
Technical Impact
Cloud Pioneers (two-way tie)
Air New Zealand (nominated by Enterprise IT)
Air New Zealand operates a significant number of international flights each year to around 50 airports worldwide. Although network scheduling is a complex and traditionally manual process, the airline worked with Enterprise IT and deployed Cloudera on Amazon Web Services to review extensive flight data and uncover patterns which could help the airline to optimise its flight schedules. Air New Zealand has used this data to better manage airport take-off and landing times, which has in turn increased the reliability of the schedule for customers and grown revenue opportunities through new flight connections.
Celgene (nominated by Deloitte Consulting)
Celgene’s modern on-demand cloud-based architecture enabled it to leapfrog its current BI and advanced analytics capabilities and dramatically improve speed to delivery of actionable insights. As a result, its data scientists can find critical correlations much more quickly, which has been instrumental for improving time to market, increasing its market reach and for reducing overall costs across the value chain. Celgene, which manufactures drug therapies for cancer and inflammatory disorders, worked with Deloitte to achieve a 99 percent savings in process run times for Real World Patient data analysis and a 70 percent reduction in operating costs by migrating legacy workloads via Cloudera Enterprise.
Innovators in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters helps organizations separate fact from rumor on Twitter and uncover breaking events in milliseconds with Reuters Tracer. This bot journalist in training, via Cloudera, analyzes 13 million tweets daily to determine if an event is true and newsworthy, and what its scope and impact is. Reuters Tracer has broken over 50 major news stories, including the shooting in San Bernardino, California, the Brussels bombings, and the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador. These early alerts have given Reuters journalists anywhere from an eight- to a 60-minute head start over other news organizations. Reuters Tracer also helps businesses keep pace with a rapidly changing news landscape, alerting customers when market-moving events are reported.
Special Impact
Modern Architecture for Big Results
TD Bank Group
TD Bank Group reduced data management costs by 60 percent and storage costs by 98 percent per gigabyte with its new data lake and analytics platform, powered by Cloudera. But more importantly, the platform made possible Griffin, an easy-to-use API framework that encapsulates the complexities of common model development tasks and saves thousands of lines of complex code. TD Bank’s data lake and analytics platform is used by more than 25 corporate units for everything from propensity modelling to sentiment analysis. The bank’s API framework, Griffin, opens the opportunity for analysts across the bank to build new machine learning and artificial intelligence use cases without in-depth machine learning expertise. It also helps shorten development and delivery timelines for big data projects from months to weeks.
Rookie of the Year
GlaxoSmithKline (nominated by Anaconda, AtScale, Cloudwick Technologies, Kinetica, Streamsets, Tamr, and Zoomdata)
GlaxoSmithKline’s Big Data Information Platform delivers a holistic view of all data within the company’s R&D division for the first time in the company’s history. In just 11 months, the team evaluated and fully deployed the new platform, working with Cloudera, Anaconda, AtScale, Cloudwick Technologies, Kinetica, StreamSets, Tamr, Trifacta, and Zoomdata. By gaining greater efficiency and new insights across its many R&D processes, GlaxoSmithKline expects to bring new drugs to market much more quickly and less expensively to help patients. The platform combines more than five petabytes of data across more than 2,100 silos to give scientists an immense analytic advantage and actionable data-driven insights.
Societal Impact
Cerner
Cerner’s HealtheIntent℠ gathers and analyzes millions of gigabytes of data that transcends numerous systems to help caregivers shift from reactive care to proactive health and prevention. HealtheIntent℠, which leverages Cloudera, gives providers the insights they need to deliver high-quality care to patients. For example, the platform provides proactive alerts if a patient experiences early onset conditions of potentially life-threatening illnesses. The impact can be measured in both dollars and lives.
Your 2017 finalists
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.

Business Impact
Instrument Your Business
- Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH
- Hitachi Rail Europe (nominated by Pentaho, a Hitachi Group Company)
- Leidos
- Octo Telematics
- UBS (nominated by Cognizant)
Secure Your Business
- Centrify
- DWANGO Co., Ltd.
- PNC Bank - Analytics and Portfolio Management
- RingCentral (nominated by Streamsets)
- Western Union (nominated by Streamsets)
Technical Impact
Cloud Pioneers
- Air New Zealand (nominated by Enterprise IT)
- Celgene (nominated by Deloitte)
- Komatsu (nominated by Microsoft)
- Maersk Line
- Panera Bread (nominated by CenturyLink)
Innovators in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- MasterCard
- Podo
- Shoppermotion
- Thomson Reuters
- Voith Digital Solutions
Special Impact
Modern Architecture for Big Results
- BSE Limited (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange)
- BT Group Plc
- TD Bank Group
- T-Mobile
- Large global healthcare leader
Highlighting achievements in 8 categories
The 2017 Data Impact Awards recognize organizations’ achievements with the Cloudera platform across eight categories, classified into three overarching themes.
Business impact
This theme of categories showcases projects that generate top-line growth, bottom-line savings, increased competitive advantage, and/or net new revenue streams.
Instrument your business
Driving quantifiable results to an organization, company, or industry by applying data to enable capabilities or operational efficiencies. [1]
Customer insight
Replacing data silos to build a 360-degree view of customers (or patients, citizens, or other stakeholders) for better service delivery, marketing, improved loyalty and retention, and/or real-time, personalized recommendations.
Secure your business
Deploying a Cloudera-based platform to reduce business risk by modernizing your cybersecurity infrastructure, preventing fraud, modeling risk, managing data security, and/or meeting regulatory compliance with tangible results.
Technical impact
This theme of categories showcases technical innovation and improved efficiencies that impact the wider organization and your end customers.
Cloud pioneers
Driving business innovation and agility, and lowering TCO with a modern IT environment using Cloudera on public cloud infrastructure. [2]
Innovators in machine learning and artificial intelligence
Leveraging advanced data science and machine learning practices to better predict business and customer outcomes with the Cloudera platform.
Special impact
This theme of categories captures some of the unique use cases not represented in the other two themes, including impact outside the business sphere as well as for the newest users.
Societal impact
Positively impact society, the planet, or humankind with a modern data platform.
Rookie of the year
Delivering the most impressive, measurable results to make the impossible possible for an organization just starting their Cloudera journey in the past 12 months.
“This year’s Data Impact Award nominees represent data-driven leaders across all sectors of business and locations around the globe. We celebrate their accomplishments and are honored to give them the recognition they deserve.”
—Mick Hollison, CMO, Cloudera
Data Impact prizes
Join the best and brightest minds at Strata Data in NYC
This 3-day premier conference will give you access to learn and network with data innovators and thought leaders from around the world.
Be our guest at the Data Impact Awards Celebration
Join the elite group of award winners as our VIP guest as we honor and highlight your achievements and contributions on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in NYC.
Attend a complimentary Cloudera Educational Services course
With classroom training in more than 50 cities around the world and online, Cloudera Educational Services offers an industry-leading, dynamic training curriculum.
PR Recognition
You will be recognized as a Data Impact Award winner in the announcement press release, highlighted in the Cloudera Vision Blog and social media, and featured in a success story detailing your achievements.
Prices valued at USD $5200. We recognize that some organizations will not allow acceptance of gifts or prizes, and thus neither will be provided where it violates applicable ethics rules. Winners will still receive recognition.
Judges
The winners for the Data Impact Awards were determined by a panel of thought leaders in the data management and analytics space. Cloudera does not select or influence the selection of winners for any category. [5]
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Olivia Duane Adams
Alteryx, Inc.
@alteryxlibby | Olivia Duane Adams is the Chief Customer Officer and a founding partner of Alteryx. Libby is responsible for overseeing and maximizing the complete Alteryx customer experience, from engagement to on-boarding, communications, performance, and retention. Prior to co-founding Alteryx, she was a leading sales representative at Strategic Mapping, served as an account manager at Donnelley Marketing Information Services, and then also a client service associate at VNU, which was the second-largest information resources holding company in the U.S. media and publishing industries. Libby earned a bachelor's degree from Castleton State College in Vermont.
Olivia Duane Adams
Alteryx, Inc.
@alteryxlibby | Olivia Duane Adams is the Chief Customer Officer and a founding partner of Alteryx. Libby is responsible for overseeing and maximizing the complete Alteryx customer experience, from engagement to on-boarding, communications, performance, and retention. Prior to co-founding Alteryx, she was a leading sales representative at Strategic Mapping, served as an account manager at Donnelley Marketing Information Services, and then also a client service associate at VNU, which was the second-largest information resources holding company in the U.S. media and publishing industries. Libby earned a bachelor's degree from Castleton State College in Vermont.
Olivia Duane Adams
Alteryx, Inc.
@alteryxlibby | Olivia Duane Adams is the Chief Customer Officer and a founding partner of Alteryx. Libby is responsible for overseeing and maximizing the complete Alteryx customer experience, from engagement to on-boarding, communications, performance, and retention. Prior to co-founding Alteryx, she was a leading sales representative at Strategic Mapping, served as an account manager at Donnelley Marketing Information Services, and then also a client service associate at VNU, which was the second-largest information resources holding company in the U.S. media and publishing industries. Libby earned a bachelor's degree from Castleton State College in Vermont.
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Tony Baer
Principal, dbInsight
@TonyBaer | Tony Baer, the founder and CEO of dbInsight, is a recognized industry expert in extending data management practices, governance, and advanced analytics to address the desire of enterprises to generate meaningful value from data-driven transformation. A well-known authority in the field, Baer co-authors ZDnet’s Big on Data blog, reaches over 14,000 Twitter followers, and was just named as one of Analytics Insight 2019 Top 100 Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Influencers. Previously, during his 10+ years at Ovum, he provided strategic counsel to enterprises spanning the Fortune 100 to fast-growing privately held companies and was the most heavily-billed IT analyst.
Tony Baer
Principal, dbInsight
@TonyBaer | Tony Baer, the founder and CEO of dbInsight, is a recognized industry expert in extending data management practices, governance, and advanced analytics to address the desire of enterprises to generate meaningful value from data-driven transformation. A well-known authority in the field, Baer co-authors ZDnet’s Big on Data blog, reaches over 14,000 Twitter followers, and was just named as one of Analytics Insight 2019 Top 100 Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Influencers. Previously, during his 10+ years at Ovum, he provided strategic counsel to enterprises spanning the Fortune 100 to fast-growing privately held companies and was the most heavily-billed IT analyst.
Tony Baer
Principal, dbInsight
@TonyBaer | Tony Baer, the founder and CEO of dbInsight, is a recognized industry expert in extending data management practices, governance, and advanced analytics to address the desire of enterprises to generate meaningful value from data-driven transformation. A well-known authority in the field, Baer co-authors ZDnet’s Big on Data blog, reaches over 14,000 Twitter followers, and was just named as one of Analytics Insight 2019 Top 100 Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Influencers. Previously, during his 10+ years at Ovum, he provided strategic counsel to enterprises spanning the Fortune 100 to fast-growing privately held companies and was the most heavily-billed IT analyst.
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Brian Buntz
IoT Institute, Informa
@brian_buntz | Brian has helped manage the content direction of the Internet of Things Institute since 2016. A Content Director, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than ten years’ experience covering an array of technologies including the Internet of Things, 3-D printing, and cybersecurity. Before coming to Penton, he served as the editor-in-chief of UBM’s Qmed, which focuses on medical device manufacturing. He had previously held managing editor roles at a variety of UBM’s medical device technology publications, writing about a range of subjects including connected medical devices, cybersecurity, and product design.
Brian Buntz
IoT Institute, Informa
@brian_buntz | Brian has helped manage the content direction of the Internet of Things Institute since 2016. A Content Director, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than ten years’ experience covering an array of technologies including the Internet of Things, 3-D printing, and cybersecurity. Before coming to Penton, he served as the editor-in-chief of UBM’s Qmed, which focuses on medical device manufacturing. He had previously held managing editor roles at a variety of UBM’s medical device technology publications, writing about a range of subjects including connected medical devices, cybersecurity, and product design.
Brian Buntz
IoT Institute, Informa
@brian_buntz | Brian has helped manage the content direction of the Internet of Things Institute since 2016. A Content Director, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than ten years’ experience covering an array of technologies including the Internet of Things, 3-D printing, and cybersecurity. Before coming to Penton, he served as the editor-in-chief of UBM’s Qmed, which focuses on medical device manufacturing. He had previously held managing editor roles at a variety of UBM’s medical device technology publications, writing about a range of subjects including connected medical devices, cybersecurity, and product design.
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Philip Carnelley
Research Director, IDC Europe
@Pcarnelley | Philip Carnelley is research director for IDC’s European Software Group, and has over 20 years’ experience of working in the IT industry as an analyst, consultant, and applications developer in a variety of industries around Europe. He leads IDC’s European research on Big Data, Analytics and Cognitive/AI software and solutions, and is leader of IDC’s multi-disciplinary European Cognitive Research Practice. His research coverage at IDC focuses on digital/information transformation, AI software and applications, Big Data platforms, business analytics and middleware. He is also tasked with writing and presenting on broader enterprise software trends and the impact of emerging software technologies in the European region. He is a regular keynote speaker and panelist at industry events.
Philip Carnelley
Research Director, IDC Europe
@Pcarnelley | Philip Carnelley is research director for IDC’s European Software Group, and has over 20 years’ experience of working in the IT industry as an analyst, consultant, and applications developer in a variety of industries around Europe. He leads IDC’s European research on Big Data, Analytics and Cognitive/AI software and solutions, and is leader of IDC’s multi-disciplinary European Cognitive Research Practice. His research coverage at IDC focuses on digital/information transformation, AI software and applications, Big Data platforms, business analytics and middleware. He is also tasked with writing and presenting on broader enterprise software trends and the impact of emerging software technologies in the European region. He is a regular keynote speaker and panelist at industry events.
Philip Carnelley
Research Director, IDC Europe
@Pcarnelley | Philip Carnelley is research director for IDC’s European Software Group, and has over 20 years’ experience of working in the IT industry as an analyst, consultant, and applications developer in a variety of industries around Europe. He leads IDC’s European research on Big Data, Analytics and Cognitive/AI software and solutions, and is leader of IDC’s multi-disciplinary European Cognitive Research Practice. His research coverage at IDC focuses on digital/information transformation, AI software and applications, Big Data platforms, business analytics and middleware. He is also tasked with writing and presenting on broader enterprise software trends and the impact of emerging software technologies in the European region. He is a regular keynote speaker and panelist at industry events.
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Brian Carpenter
The Hot Aisle Podcast
@intheDC | Brian is Co-Host of The Hot Aisle Podcast. Along with his partner Brent Piatti, they work to deliver content for the next generation of data center technologists and executives. The podcast’s underlying goal is to expose how emerging and relevant topics impact organizations’ transformation to a digital version of themselves. Based in Texas, Brian’s day job is focused on Strategic Messaging for his organization’s converged and software-defined portfolios and helping customers through their technology journey. When not working or podcasting, Brian spends his time with his kids playing Pokemon Go and Minecraft, crashing drones/quads, and partially finishing really awesome projects like 3D Printers/mining rigs/doll beds.
Brian Carpenter
The Hot Aisle Podcast
@intheDC | Brian is Co-Host of The Hot Aisle Podcast. Along with his partner Brent Piatti, they work to deliver content for the next generation of data center technologists and executives. The podcast’s underlying goal is to expose how emerging and relevant topics impact organizations’ transformation to a digital version of themselves. Based in Texas, Brian’s day job is focused on Strategic Messaging for his organization’s converged and software-defined portfolios and helping customers through their technology journey. When not working or podcasting, Brian spends his time with his kids playing Pokemon Go and Minecraft, crashing drones/quads, and partially finishing really awesome projects like 3D Printers/mining rigs/doll beds.
Brian Carpenter
The Hot Aisle Podcast
@intheDC | Brian is Co-Host of The Hot Aisle Podcast. Along with his partner Brent Piatti, they work to deliver content for the next generation of data center technologists and executives. The podcast’s underlying goal is to expose how emerging and relevant topics impact organizations’ transformation to a digital version of themselves. Based in Texas, Brian’s day job is focused on Strategic Messaging for his organization’s converged and software-defined portfolios and helping customers through their technology journey. When not working or podcasting, Brian spends his time with his kids playing Pokemon Go and Minecraft, crashing drones/quads, and partially finishing really awesome projects like 3D Printers/mining rigs/doll beds.
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James Curtis
451 Research
@jmscrts | James Curtis, Senior Analyst, Data Platforms & Analytics for 451 Research, has had experience covering the BI reporting and analytics sector and presently has coverage responsibility for Hadoop, NoSQL, and related analytic and operational database technologies. James has over 20 years experience in the IT and technology industry, serving in a number of senior roles in marketing and communications, touching a broad range of technologies. At iQor, he served as a VP for an upstart analytics group, overseeing marketing for custom, advanced analytic solutions. He also worked at Netezza and later IBM, where he was a senior product marketing Manager with responsibility for Hadoop and big data products. In addition, James has worked at Hewlett-Packard managing global programs and as a case editor at Harvard Business School.
James Curtis
451 Research
@jmscrts | James Curtis, Senior Analyst, Data Platforms & Analytics for 451 Research, has had experience covering the BI reporting and analytics sector and presently has coverage responsibility for Hadoop, NoSQL, and related analytic and operational database technologies. James has over 20 years experience in the IT and technology industry, serving in a number of senior roles in marketing and communications, touching a broad range of technologies. At iQor, he served as a VP for an upstart analytics group, overseeing marketing for custom, advanced analytic solutions. He also worked at Netezza and later IBM, where he was a senior product marketing Manager with responsibility for Hadoop and big data products. In addition, James has worked at Hewlett-Packard managing global programs and as a case editor at Harvard Business School.
James Curtis
451 Research
@jmscrts | James Curtis, Senior Analyst, Data Platforms & Analytics for 451 Research, has had experience covering the BI reporting and analytics sector and presently has coverage responsibility for Hadoop, NoSQL, and related analytic and operational database technologies. James has over 20 years experience in the IT and technology industry, serving in a number of senior roles in marketing and communications, touching a broad range of technologies. At iQor, he served as a VP for an upstart analytics group, overseeing marketing for custom, advanced analytic solutions. He also worked at Netezza and later IBM, where he was a senior product marketing Manager with responsibility for Hadoop and big data products. In addition, James has worked at Hewlett-Packard managing global programs and as a case editor at Harvard Business School.
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Jason Dai
Intel
Jason is a senior principal engineer and CTO of big data technologies at Intel, where he is responsible for leading global engineering teams (located in both Silicon Valley and Shanghai) on the development of advanced big data analytics (including distributed machine and deep learning), and collaborations with leading research labs (e.g., UC Berkeley RICELab). Jason is an internationally recognized expert on big data, cloud and distributed machine learning; he is the co-chair of Strata Data Conference Beijing, a founding committer and PMC member of Apache Spark, and the creator of BigDL, a distributed deep learning framework on Apache Spark.
Jason Dai
Intel
Jason is a senior principal engineer and CTO of big data technologies at Intel, where he is responsible for leading global engineering teams (located in both Silicon Valley and Shanghai) on the development of advanced big data analytics (including distributed machine and deep learning), and collaborations with leading research labs (e.g., UC Berkeley RICELab). Jason is an internationally recognized expert on big data, cloud and distributed machine learning; he is the co-chair of Strata Data Conference Beijing, a founding committer and PMC member of Apache Spark, and the creator of BigDL, a distributed deep learning framework on Apache Spark.
Jason Dai
Intel
Jason is a senior principal engineer and CTO of big data technologies at Intel, where he is responsible for leading global engineering teams (located in both Silicon Valley and Shanghai) on the development of advanced big data analytics (including distributed machine and deep learning), and collaborations with leading research labs (e.g., UC Berkeley RICELab). Jason is an internationally recognized expert on big data, cloud and distributed machine learning; he is the co-chair of Strata Data Conference Beijing, a founding committer and PMC member of Apache Spark, and the creator of BigDL, a distributed deep learning framework on Apache Spark.
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Raj Dalal
BigInsights
@BigInsights | Raj, the Founder and Principal Analyst for BigInsights, is widely acknowledged as a trusted, go-to authority for companies who want to drive data-led innovation. His forte is to help companies craft digital transformation strategies that increase shareholder value using advanced data analytics & IoT technologies and techniques. Raj has authored seminal Big Data Analytics research reports, case studies and is regularly briefed by vendors such as IBM, Cloudera, Google, AWS and others on their strategic direction in Analytics and IoT. Raj is regular speaker at conference on Big Data & Analytics – such as CEBIT, DataCon. His published work can be found on DataScienceCentral, Datafloq, BRW and the CIO magazine, to name a few. He has been judge at the Data Impact Awards in 2015, 2016 and now 2017.
Raj Dalal
BigInsights
@BigInsights | Raj, the Founder and Principal Analyst for BigInsights, is widely acknowledged as a trusted, go-to authority for companies who want to drive data-led innovation. His forte is to help companies craft digital transformation strategies that increase shareholder value using advanced data analytics & IoT technologies and techniques. Raj has authored seminal Big Data Analytics research reports, case studies and is regularly briefed by vendors such as IBM, Cloudera, Google, AWS and others on their strategic direction in Analytics and IoT. Raj is regular speaker at conference on Big Data & Analytics – such as CEBIT, DataCon. His published work can be found on DataScienceCentral, Datafloq, BRW and the CIO magazine, to name a few. He has been judge at the Data Impact Awards in 2015, 2016 and now 2017.
Raj Dalal
BigInsights
@BigInsights | Raj, the Founder and Principal Analyst for BigInsights, is widely acknowledged as a trusted, go-to authority for companies who want to drive data-led innovation. His forte is to help companies craft digital transformation strategies that increase shareholder value using advanced data analytics & IoT technologies and techniques. Raj has authored seminal Big Data Analytics research reports, case studies and is regularly briefed by vendors such as IBM, Cloudera, Google, AWS and others on their strategic direction in Analytics and IoT. Raj is regular speaker at conference on Big Data & Analytics – such as CEBIT, DataCon. His published work can be found on DataScienceCentral, Datafloq, BRW and the CIO magazine, to name a few. He has been judge at the Data Impact Awards in 2015, 2016 and now 2017.
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Juan Garcia Morgado
IDC Spain
@jgarciamorgado | Juan Garcia Morgado is Research and Consulting Director at IDC, responsible for providing analysis and consulting services to major IT companies. Juan joined IDC in 2016 as Senior Analyst. Previously, he led the channel server platforms business for Intel EMEA. He has also an extensive career in Information Technology area and has held various positions in companies such as Intel -as sales and marketing manager- and Bull, Microsoft and Indra -as technology consultant. Juan holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Seville and has a MSc in Marketing and Communication from the UOC.
Juan Garcia Morgado
IDC Spain
@jgarciamorgado | Juan Garcia Morgado is Research and Consulting Director at IDC, responsible for providing analysis and consulting services to major IT companies. Juan joined IDC in 2016 as Senior Analyst. Previously, he led the channel server platforms business for Intel EMEA. He has also an extensive career in Information Technology area and has held various positions in companies such as Intel -as sales and marketing manager- and Bull, Microsoft and Indra -as technology consultant. Juan holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Seville and has a MSc in Marketing and Communication from the UOC.
Juan Garcia Morgado
IDC Spain
@jgarciamorgado | Juan Garcia Morgado is Research and Consulting Director at IDC, responsible for providing analysis and consulting services to major IT companies. Juan joined IDC in 2016 as Senior Analyst. Previously, he led the channel server platforms business for Intel EMEA. He has also an extensive career in Information Technology area and has held various positions in companies such as Intel -as sales and marketing manager- and Bull, Microsoft and Indra -as technology consultant. Juan holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Seville and has a MSc in Marketing and Communication from the UOC.
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Bob Gourley
CTO and Founder, OODA LLC
@BobGourley | Former CTO of Defense Intelligence Agency, award-winning publisher of CTOvision.com. Bob leads AI and security assessments for OODA LLC.
Bob Gourley
CTO and Founder, OODA LLC
@BobGourley | Former CTO of Defense Intelligence Agency, award-winning publisher of CTOvision.com. Bob leads AI and security assessments for OODA LLC.
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Karthik Krishnamurthy
Cognizant Digital Business
@kkrishn | Karthik is the Global Head and SVP of Cognizant’s Digital Business Practice - heading Interactive, IoT, Analytics and AI. With a strategic focus on innovative digital solutions that are transforming businesses and enabling industry-wide adoption to ‘be digital’, Karthik drives new market penetration, partnerships, and initiatives for digital imperatives and advanced analytics, making his practices the preeminent connectors of insight to action in the digital economy. Under Karthik’s leadership, Cognizant has received repeated industry recognition from Gartner, Forrester, HfS, and IDC, and earned numerous industry awards such as the MSFT Top Performing SI and Global Partner, Cloudera Data Impact, Cognos Excellence, Qlik and Informatica Global Partner of the Year, Teradata Epic, and Computerworld’s BI Perspective awards. Karthik’s business practice has been recognized as one of the most vibrant and fastest growing businesses within Cognizant for its high performance in client excellence. Karthik is a member of Cognizant’s Executive Leadership team, focused on guiding and executing the strategic and operating agenda of the company and regularly consults with leading Fortune 500 organizations to architect analytically-driven digital business strategies. Karthik obtained his MBA from IIM Lucknow, one of India’s premier business schools.
Karthik Krishnamurthy
Cognizant Digital Business
@kkrishn | Karthik is the Global Head and SVP of Cognizant’s Digital Business Practice - heading Interactive, IoT, Analytics and AI. With a strategic focus on innovative digital solutions that are transforming businesses and enabling industry-wide adoption to ‘be digital’, Karthik drives new market penetration, partnerships, and initiatives for digital imperatives and advanced analytics, making his practices the preeminent connectors of insight to action in the digital economy. Under Karthik’s leadership, Cognizant has received repeated industry recognition from Gartner, Forrester, HfS, and IDC, and earned numerous industry awards such as the MSFT Top Performing SI and Global Partner, Cloudera Data Impact, Cognos Excellence, Qlik and Informatica Global Partner of the Year, Teradata Epic, and Computerworld’s BI Perspective awards. Karthik’s business practice has been recognized as one of the most vibrant and fastest growing businesses within Cognizant for its high performance in client excellence. Karthik is a member of Cognizant’s Executive Leadership team, focused on guiding and executing the strategic and operating agenda of the company and regularly consults with leading Fortune 500 organizations to architect analytically-driven digital business strategies. Karthik obtained his MBA from IIM Lucknow, one of India’s premier business schools.
Karthik Krishnamurthy
Cognizant Digital Business
@kkrishn | Karthik is the Global Head and SVP of Cognizant’s Digital Business Practice - heading Interactive, IoT, Analytics and AI. With a strategic focus on innovative digital solutions that are transforming businesses and enabling industry-wide adoption to ‘be digital’, Karthik drives new market penetration, partnerships, and initiatives for digital imperatives and advanced analytics, making his practices the preeminent connectors of insight to action in the digital economy. Under Karthik’s leadership, Cognizant has received repeated industry recognition from Gartner, Forrester, HfS, and IDC, and earned numerous industry awards such as the MSFT Top Performing SI and Global Partner, Cloudera Data Impact, Cognos Excellence, Qlik and Informatica Global Partner of the Year, Teradata Epic, and Computerworld’s BI Perspective awards. Karthik’s business practice has been recognized as one of the most vibrant and fastest growing businesses within Cognizant for its high performance in client excellence. Karthik is a member of Cognizant’s Executive Leadership team, focused on guiding and executing the strategic and operating agenda of the company and regularly consults with leading Fortune 500 organizations to architect analytically-driven digital business strategies. Karthik obtained his MBA from IIM Lucknow, one of India’s premier business schools.
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Maribel Lopez
Lopez Research
@MaribelLopez | Maribel Lopez is a sought-after business advisor, speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. Since founding Lopez Research, Maribel has helped start-ups through the Global 20 with technology selection, product positioning, go-to-market and mergers and acquisition strategies. In 2015, she co-founded the Emerging Technology Research Council with Propelics. In addition to strategic guidance, market research, and public speaking, Maribel is also an author and columnist. John Wiley and Sons published her book titled "Right-Time Experiences: Driving Revenue with Mobile and Big Data" which is now in print in several languages. She's also a regular contributor to Forbes.com and TechTarget publications.
Maribel Lopez
Lopez Research
@MaribelLopez | Maribel Lopez is a sought-after business advisor, speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. Since founding Lopez Research, Maribel has helped start-ups through the Global 20 with technology selection, product positioning, go-to-market and mergers and acquisition strategies. In 2015, she co-founded the Emerging Technology Research Council with Propelics. In addition to strategic guidance, market research, and public speaking, Maribel is also an author and columnist. John Wiley and Sons published her book titled "Right-Time Experiences: Driving Revenue with Mobile and Big Data" which is now in print in several languages. She's also a regular contributor to Forbes.com and TechTarget publications.
Maribel Lopez
Lopez Research
@MaribelLopez | Maribel Lopez is a sought-after business advisor, speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. Since founding Lopez Research, Maribel has helped start-ups through the Global 20 with technology selection, product positioning, go-to-market and mergers and acquisition strategies. In 2015, she co-founded the Emerging Technology Research Council with Propelics. In addition to strategic guidance, market research, and public speaking, Maribel is also an author and columnist. John Wiley and Sons published her book titled "Right-Time Experiences: Driving Revenue with Mobile and Big Data" which is now in print in several languages. She's also a regular contributor to Forbes.com and TechTarget publications.
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Mark R Madsen
Third Nature, Inc.
@markmadsen | Mark spent most of the past 25 years working in one part or another of the analytics field, starting with AI and robotics at Pitt and CMU in the 1980s. Today he’s president of Third Nature, where he advises global organizations on data strategy and technology planning for data science and data management. He’s involved with emerging technology in the analytics market as a researcher, and also chairs several data science and big data conferences.
Mark R Madsen
Third Nature, Inc.
@markmadsen | Mark spent most of the past 25 years working in one part or another of the analytics field, starting with AI and robotics at Pitt and CMU in the 1980s. Today he’s president of Third Nature, where he advises global organizations on data strategy and technology planning for data science and data management. He’s involved with emerging technology in the analytics market as a researcher, and also chairs several data science and big data conferences.
Mark R Madsen
Third Nature, Inc.
@markmadsen | Mark spent most of the past 25 years working in one part or another of the analytics field, starting with AI and robotics at Pitt and CMU in the 1980s. Today he’s president of Third Nature, where he advises global organizations on data strategy and technology planning for data science and data management. He’s involved with emerging technology in the analytics market as a researcher, and also chairs several data science and big data conferences.
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Maria Jose Marzal
ComputerWorld & CIO/CSO
@mjmarzal | Maria, based in Spain, is a journalist with specialization in ICT information. For the past twenty years, she’s developed a deep understanding of technology evolution in local and international markets. She currently serves as publisher of IDG Communications’ ComputerWorld and CIO/CSO, Spain editions, which are leading publications in the ITC and digital markets. She holds a masters degree in journalism from San Pablo CEU University and has completed numerous communications, journalism and publishing courses at various institutions in Europe and the U.S.
Maria Jose Marzal
ComputerWorld & CIO/CSO
@mjmarzal | Maria, based in Spain, is a journalist with specialization in ICT information. For the past twenty years, she’s developed a deep understanding of technology evolution in local and international markets. She currently serves as publisher of IDG Communications’ ComputerWorld and CIO/CSO, Spain editions, which are leading publications in the ITC and digital markets. She holds a masters degree in journalism from San Pablo CEU University and has completed numerous communications, journalism and publishing courses at various institutions in Europe and the U.S.
Maria Jose Marzal
ComputerWorld & CIO/CSO
@mjmarzal | Maria, based in Spain, is a journalist with specialization in ICT information. For the past twenty years, she’s developed a deep understanding of technology evolution in local and international markets. She currently serves as publisher of IDG Communications’ ComputerWorld and CIO/CSO, Spain editions, which are leading publications in the ITC and digital markets. She holds a masters degree in journalism from San Pablo CEU University and has completed numerous communications, journalism and publishing courses at various institutions in Europe and the U.S.
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Mike Matchett
Tenaja Group
@smworldbigdata | Mike brings to Taneja Group over 20 years experience in managing and marketing IT datacenter solutions particularly at the nexus of performance, capacity and virtualization. Currently he is focused on IT optimization for virtualization and convergence across servers, storage and networks, especially to handle the requirements of mission-critical applications, Big Data analysis, and the next generation data center. Mike has a deep understanding of systems management, IT operations, and solutions marketing to help drive architecture, messaging, and positioning initiatives. He has previously worked at a senior level in services, marketing, and product management at a diverse portfolio of companies ranging from large enterprises like Dell Storage and BMC, to successful startups like BGS and Akorri (acquired by NetApp), and was most recently a CTO/co-founder of a social media startup applying machine learning to augment human capability. He started out in IT implementing highly secure networks for federal agencies after proudly serving as a USAF intelligence officer in Desert Storm. Mike received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT.
Mike Matchett
Tenaja Group
@smworldbigdata | Mike brings to Taneja Group over 20 years experience in managing and marketing IT datacenter solutions particularly at the nexus of performance, capacity and virtualization. Currently he is focused on IT optimization for virtualization and convergence across servers, storage and networks, especially to handle the requirements of mission-critical applications, Big Data analysis, and the next generation data center. Mike has a deep understanding of systems management, IT operations, and solutions marketing to help drive architecture, messaging, and positioning initiatives. He has previously worked at a senior level in services, marketing, and product management at a diverse portfolio of companies ranging from large enterprises like Dell Storage and BMC, to successful startups like BGS and Akorri (acquired by NetApp), and was most recently a CTO/co-founder of a social media startup applying machine learning to augment human capability. He started out in IT implementing highly secure networks for federal agencies after proudly serving as a USAF intelligence officer in Desert Storm. Mike received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT.
Mike Matchett
Tenaja Group
@smworldbigdata | Mike brings to Taneja Group over 20 years experience in managing and marketing IT datacenter solutions particularly at the nexus of performance, capacity and virtualization. Currently he is focused on IT optimization for virtualization and convergence across servers, storage and networks, especially to handle the requirements of mission-critical applications, Big Data analysis, and the next generation data center. Mike has a deep understanding of systems management, IT operations, and solutions marketing to help drive architecture, messaging, and positioning initiatives. He has previously worked at a senior level in services, marketing, and product management at a diverse portfolio of companies ranging from large enterprises like Dell Storage and BMC, to successful startups like BGS and Akorri (acquired by NetApp), and was most recently a CTO/co-founder of a social media startup applying machine learning to augment human capability. He started out in IT implementing highly secure networks for federal agencies after proudly serving as a USAF intelligence officer in Desert Storm. Mike received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT.
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William McKnight
McKnight Consulting Group
@williammcknight | William McKnight is a distinguished and successful Entrepreneur, Corporate Executive, Strategist, International Speaker, Trainer, Author, Blogger and Executive Mentor in the use of information. William takes corporate information and turns it into a bottom-line producing asset. His firm, McKnight Consulting Group, focuses on delivering business value and solving business problems utilizing proven, streamlined approaches in information management. McKnight Consulting Group has attracted 15 of the Global 2000 as clients. As a business-savvy, highly respected and relatable consultant with deep technical expertise, he has worked with and advised many of the world's best-known organizations.
William McKnight
McKnight Consulting Group
@williammcknight | William McKnight is a distinguished and successful Entrepreneur, Corporate Executive, Strategist, International Speaker, Trainer, Author, Blogger and Executive Mentor in the use of information. William takes corporate information and turns it into a bottom-line producing asset. His firm, McKnight Consulting Group, focuses on delivering business value and solving business problems utilizing proven, streamlined approaches in information management. McKnight Consulting Group has attracted 15 of the Global 2000 as clients. As a business-savvy, highly respected and relatable consultant with deep technical expertise, he has worked with and advised many of the world's best-known organizations.
William McKnight
McKnight Consulting Group
@williammcknight | William McKnight is a distinguished and successful Entrepreneur, Corporate Executive, Strategist, International Speaker, Trainer, Author, Blogger and Executive Mentor in the use of information. William takes corporate information and turns it into a bottom-line producing asset. His firm, McKnight Consulting Group, focuses on delivering business value and solving business problems utilizing proven, streamlined approaches in information management. McKnight Consulting Group has attracted 15 of the Global 2000 as clients. As a business-savvy, highly respected and relatable consultant with deep technical expertise, he has worked with and advised many of the world's best-known organizations.
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Sanjeev Mohan
Vice President, Research, Gartner
@SanjMo | Sanjeev Mohan leads the Big Data research as the Research Director at Gartner for Technical Professionals. He is focused on end-to-end data pipeline including ingestion, persistence, data transformation and advanced analytics. His research includes machine learning, IOT and data governance across the pipeline. Prior to Gartner, Sanjeev led the Professional Services team at Risk Management Solutions, which helped insurance clients migrate from on-premises to SaaS solutions. He has also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and BearingPoint. At Oracle, he was a well-recognized speaker and helped pioneer cutting-edge technologies.
Sanjeev Mohan
Vice President, Research, Gartner
@SanjMo | Sanjeev Mohan leads the Big Data research as the Research Director at Gartner for Technical Professionals. He is focused on end-to-end data pipeline including ingestion, persistence, data transformation and advanced analytics. His research includes machine learning, IOT and data governance across the pipeline. Prior to Gartner, Sanjeev led the Professional Services team at Risk Management Solutions, which helped insurance clients migrate from on-premises to SaaS solutions. He has also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and BearingPoint. At Oracle, he was a well-recognized speaker and helped pioneer cutting-edge technologies.
Sanjeev Mohan
Vice President, Research, Gartner
@SanjMo | Sanjeev Mohan leads the Big Data research as the Research Director at Gartner for Technical Professionals. He is focused on end-to-end data pipeline including ingestion, persistence, data transformation and advanced analytics. His research includes machine learning, IOT and data governance across the pipeline. Prior to Gartner, Sanjeev led the Professional Services team at Risk Management Solutions, which helped insurance clients migrate from on-premises to SaaS solutions. He has also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and BearingPoint. At Oracle, he was a well-recognized speaker and helped pioneer cutting-edge technologies.
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Holger Mueller
Constellation Research
@holgermu | Holger Mueller’s research area is enterprise acceleration – how can the enterprise become faster, more agile, more responsive. Enterprise Acceleration breaks down in two components / research areas: People with Future of Work and Next Generation Applications for new software.
Holger Mueller
Constellation Research
@holgermu | Holger Mueller’s research area is enterprise acceleration – how can the enterprise become faster, more agile, more responsive. Enterprise Acceleration breaks down in two components / research areas: People with Future of Work and Next Generation Applications for new software.
Holger Mueller
Constellation Research
@holgermu | Holger Mueller’s research area is enterprise acceleration – how can the enterprise become faster, more agile, more responsive. Enterprise Acceleration breaks down in two components / research areas: People with Future of Work and Next Generation Applications for new software.
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Yves Mulkers
7wData
@YvesMulkers | Yves Mulkers is a Data architect and social influencer in data management. Yves is the founder of 7wData, an online community where he shares his passion on data to the world. 7wData brings visibility to all the data solutions on the market. Yves focusses on helping companies to become data driven, by visualizing, integrating and optimizing their data assets.
Yves Mulkers
7wData
@YvesMulkers | Yves Mulkers is a Data architect and social influencer in data management. Yves is the founder of 7wData, an online community where he shares his passion on data to the world. 7wData brings visibility to all the data solutions on the market. Yves focusses on helping companies to become data driven, by visualizing, integrating and optimizing their data assets.
Yves Mulkers
7wData
@YvesMulkers | Yves Mulkers is a Data architect and social influencer in data management. Yves is the founder of 7wData, an online community where he shares his passion on data to the world. 7wData brings visibility to all the data solutions on the market. Yves focusses on helping companies to become data driven, by visualizing, integrating and optimizing their data assets.
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Ikuo Nakagawa, Ph.D
Osaka University
facebook: go.go.ikuo | twitter: @go_go_ikuo | Ikuo Nakagawa, Invited Associate Professor at Osaka University, joined R&D division of Intec, Inc. in 1993 and focused his research on big scale routing and IX (internet exchange) technologies. He founded Intec, NetCore, Inc. in 2002 and established new businesses for carrier scale network management system, big scale data platform software, and other areas. He is currently Principal of Intec, Inc., since 2015. Additionally, Mr. Nakagawa is co-founder and board member of Transparent Cloud Computing Consortium (chair: Prof. Esaki), where various companies collaborate to co-create emerging IoT businesses. Mr. Nakagawa earned his MS from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993 and a Ph.D from University of Tokyo in 2005. Since 2012, he has served as Associate Professor of Osaka University.
Ikuo Nakagawa, Ph.D
Osaka University
facebook: go.go.ikuo | twitter: @go_go_ikuo | Ikuo Nakagawa, Invited Associate Professor at Osaka University, joined R&D division of Intec, Inc. in 1993 and focused his research on big scale routing and IX (internet exchange) technologies. He founded Intec, NetCore, Inc. in 2002 and established new businesses for carrier scale network management system, big scale data platform software, and other areas. He is currently Principal of Intec, Inc., since 2015. Additionally, Mr. Nakagawa is co-founder and board member of Transparent Cloud Computing Consortium (chair: Prof. Esaki), where various companies collaborate to co-create emerging IoT businesses. Mr. Nakagawa earned his MS from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993 and a Ph.D from University of Tokyo in 2005. Since 2012, he has served as Associate Professor of Osaka University.
Ikuo Nakagawa, Ph.D
Osaka University
facebook: go.go.ikuo | twitter: @go_go_ikuo | Ikuo Nakagawa, Invited Associate Professor at Osaka University, joined R&D division of Intec, Inc. in 1993 and focused his research on big scale routing and IX (internet exchange) technologies. He founded Intec, NetCore, Inc. in 2002 and established new businesses for carrier scale network management system, big scale data platform software, and other areas. He is currently Principal of Intec, Inc., since 2015. Additionally, Mr. Nakagawa is co-founder and board member of Transparent Cloud Computing Consortium (chair: Prof. Esaki), where various companies collaborate to co-create emerging IoT businesses. Mr. Nakagawa earned his MS from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993 and a Ph.D from University of Tokyo in 2005. Since 2012, he has served as Associate Professor of Osaka University.
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Carl Olofson
Research VP, Data Management Software, IDC
@databaseguru | As the Research Vice President for Data Management Software Research, Carl Olofson has performed research and analysis for IDC since 1997, and manages IDC’s Database Management Software service, as well as supporting the Data Integration Software service. Mr. Olofson researches sales and technical developments in the structured data management (SDM) markets, including database management systems (DBMS), dynamic data management systems, database development and management software, and dynamic data grid managers, and related tools and software systems. Mr. Olofson also contributes to Big Data research and provides specialized coverage of Hadoop and NoSQL technologies. Mr. Olofson advises clients on market and technology directions and performs supply and demand-side primary research.
Carl Olofson
Research VP, Data Management Software, IDC
@databaseguru | As the Research Vice President for Data Management Software Research, Carl Olofson has performed research and analysis for IDC since 1997, and manages IDC’s Database Management Software service, as well as supporting the Data Integration Software service. Mr. Olofson researches sales and technical developments in the structured data management (SDM) markets, including database management systems (DBMS), dynamic data management systems, database development and management software, and dynamic data grid managers, and related tools and software systems. Mr. Olofson also contributes to Big Data research and provides specialized coverage of Hadoop and NoSQL technologies. Mr. Olofson advises clients on market and technology directions and performs supply and demand-side primary research.
Carl Olofson
Research VP, Data Management Software, IDC
@databaseguru | As the Research Vice President for Data Management Software Research, Carl Olofson has performed research and analysis for IDC since 1997, and manages IDC’s Database Management Software service, as well as supporting the Data Integration Software service. Mr. Olofson researches sales and technical developments in the structured data management (SDM) markets, including database management systems (DBMS), dynamic data management systems, database development and management software, and dynamic data grid managers, and related tools and software systems. Mr. Olofson also contributes to Big Data research and provides specialized coverage of Hadoop and NoSQL technologies. Mr. Olofson advises clients on market and technology directions and performs supply and demand-side primary research.
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Brent M. Piatti
Dell EMC
@BrentPiatti | Brent Piatti is a Digital Business Lead & Advisory Systems Engineer engaging with customers in seemingly always summer Arizona. With 15+ years in tech (Military and civilian), it’s no secret that Brent enjoys spending his time learning and evangelizing new, existing, and emerging technologies that are both native to the Dell EMC portfolio and external industry forces. When not delighting his customers in the field with stories and whiteboards about transformation, he lends his time and soothing voice to produce a weekly podcast called “The Hot Aisle” that was co-founded to drive awareness in the ever-changing world of IT.
Brent M. Piatti
Dell EMC
@BrentPiatti | Brent Piatti is a Digital Business Lead & Advisory Systems Engineer engaging with customers in seemingly always summer Arizona. With 15+ years in tech (Military and civilian), it’s no secret that Brent enjoys spending his time learning and evangelizing new, existing, and emerging technologies that are both native to the Dell EMC portfolio and external industry forces. When not delighting his customers in the field with stories and whiteboards about transformation, he lends his time and soothing voice to produce a weekly podcast called “The Hot Aisle” that was co-founded to drive awareness in the ever-changing world of IT.
Brent M. Piatti
Dell EMC
@BrentPiatti | Brent Piatti is a Digital Business Lead & Advisory Systems Engineer engaging with customers in seemingly always summer Arizona. With 15+ years in tech (Military and civilian), it’s no secret that Brent enjoys spending his time learning and evangelizing new, existing, and emerging technologies that are both native to the Dell EMC portfolio and external industry forces. When not delighting his customers in the field with stories and whiteboards about transformation, he lends his time and soothing voice to produce a weekly podcast called “The Hot Aisle” that was co-founded to drive awareness in the ever-changing world of IT.
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Tom M. Pringle
Ovum
@Ovum | Tom is Head of Applications Research at Ovum specializing in the integration of data and analytics across a range of topics including customer experience management and digital transformation. His key areas of research include: data & content architecture; analytics and visual analytics tools; data governance; data privacy and ethics; information management professional services; data and analytics in the cloud, and customer data. Tom’s personal research covers the effective use of data and analytics within enterprises. For enterprise end-users, this research encompasses the theory and practice of data architecture and governance, the analytic tools used to explore data and the importance of data ethics. For technology vendors, his work focuses on strategic go-to-market planning.
Tom M. Pringle
Ovum
@Ovum | Tom is Head of Applications Research at Ovum specializing in the integration of data and analytics across a range of topics including customer experience management and digital transformation. His key areas of research include: data & content architecture; analytics and visual analytics tools; data governance; data privacy and ethics; information management professional services; data and analytics in the cloud, and customer data. Tom’s personal research covers the effective use of data and analytics within enterprises. For enterprise end-users, this research encompasses the theory and practice of data architecture and governance, the analytic tools used to explore data and the importance of data ethics. For technology vendors, his work focuses on strategic go-to-market planning.
Tom M. Pringle
Ovum
@Ovum | Tom is Head of Applications Research at Ovum specializing in the integration of data and analytics across a range of topics including customer experience management and digital transformation. His key areas of research include: data & content architecture; analytics and visual analytics tools; data governance; data privacy and ethics; information management professional services; data and analytics in the cloud, and customer data. Tom’s personal research covers the effective use of data and analytics within enterprises. For enterprise end-users, this research encompasses the theory and practice of data architecture and governance, the analytic tools used to explore data and the importance of data ethics. For technology vendors, his work focuses on strategic go-to-market planning.
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Neil Raden
Hired Brains Research
@neilraden | Neil is an author, consultant, industry analyst and founder of Hired Brains Research, based in Santa Fe, NM. He has a passion for analytics based on decades of experience as a mathematician, actuary and software developer, and strives to express it through his work in writing, speaking and advising clients. He blogs at http://hiredbrains.wordpress.com. He is also a contributing analyst at Wikibon/SiliconAngle.
Neil Raden
Hired Brains Research
@neilraden | Neil is an author, consultant, industry analyst and founder of Hired Brains Research, based in Santa Fe, NM. He has a passion for analytics based on decades of experience as a mathematician, actuary and software developer, and strives to express it through his work in writing, speaking and advising clients. He blogs at http://hiredbrains.wordpress.com. He is also a contributing analyst at Wikibon/SiliconAngle.
Neil Raden
Hired Brains Research
@neilraden | Neil is an author, consultant, industry analyst and founder of Hired Brains Research, based in Santa Fe, NM. He has a passion for analytics based on decades of experience as a mathematician, actuary and software developer, and strives to express it through his work in writing, speaking and advising clients. He blogs at http://hiredbrains.wordpress.com. He is also a contributing analyst at Wikibon/SiliconAngle.
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Manjeet Rege, Ph.D.
University of St. Thomas
Portrait of new Graduate Programs in Software faculty member Manjeet Rege. Taken August 20, 2013.
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Svetlana Sicular
Gartner
@Sve_Sic | Svetlana Sicular is passionate about bringing analytics to domain experts and helping organizations successfully compete by applying their business acumen in analytics and data science. She is convinced that domain expertise and high-value data are the greatest assets that companies should monetize in new analytics applications. As Gartner's Research VP, Ms. Sicular current research interests focus on the ongoing shift from data to insights: machine learning, artificial intelligence, real-time analytics, information products, IoT analytics, postmodern information management and the human role in the algorithmic economy. She pioneered big data and big data analytics research at Gartner. She developed important ideas, which are now commonly recognized as big data cornerstones: multidisciplinary data science teams, the role of Chief Data Officer, use-case-based architecture, information governance in the age of big data and personal analytics.
Svetlana Sicular
Gartner
@Sve_Sic | Svetlana Sicular is passionate about bringing analytics to domain experts and helping organizations successfully compete by applying their business acumen in analytics and data science. She is convinced that domain expertise and high-value data are the greatest assets that companies should monetize in new analytics applications. As Gartner's Research VP, Ms. Sicular current research interests focus on the ongoing shift from data to insights: machine learning, artificial intelligence, real-time analytics, information products, IoT analytics, postmodern information management and the human role in the algorithmic economy. She pioneered big data and big data analytics research at Gartner. She developed important ideas, which are now commonly recognized as big data cornerstones: multidisciplinary data science teams, the role of Chief Data Officer, use-case-based architecture, information governance in the age of big data and personal analytics.
Svetlana Sicular
Gartner
@Sve_Sic | Svetlana Sicular is passionate about bringing analytics to domain experts and helping organizations successfully compete by applying their business acumen in analytics and data science. She is convinced that domain expertise and high-value data are the greatest assets that companies should monetize in new analytics applications. As Gartner's Research VP, Ms. Sicular current research interests focus on the ongoing shift from data to insights: machine learning, artificial intelligence, real-time analytics, information products, IoT analytics, postmodern information management and the human role in the algorithmic economy. She pioneered big data and big data analytics research at Gartner. She developed important ideas, which are now commonly recognized as big data cornerstones: multidisciplinary data science teams, the role of Chief Data Officer, use-case-based architecture, information governance in the age of big data and personal analytics.
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Rebecca Thompson
Avere Systems
@averesystems | Rebecca Thompson has two decades of marketing, strategy and product management expertise in B2B high tech companies that range from large public corporations to startups and across a diverse set of technology sectors to include: SaaS, enterprise software, data storage, cloud storage, cloud computing and data networking. Rebecca is currently at Avere Systems where she has served as Vice President for the past eight years with a specialty in hybrid cloud storage.
Rebecca Thompson
Avere Systems
@averesystems | Rebecca Thompson has two decades of marketing, strategy and product management expertise in B2B high tech companies that range from large public corporations to startups and across a diverse set of technology sectors to include: SaaS, enterprise software, data storage, cloud storage, cloud computing and data networking. Rebecca is currently at Avere Systems where she has served as Vice President for the past eight years with a specialty in hybrid cloud storage.
Rebecca Thompson
Avere Systems
@averesystems | Rebecca Thompson has two decades of marketing, strategy and product management expertise in B2B high tech companies that range from large public corporations to startups and across a diverse set of technology sectors to include: SaaS, enterprise software, data storage, cloud storage, cloud computing and data networking. Rebecca is currently at Avere Systems where she has served as Vice President for the past eight years with a specialty in hybrid cloud storage.
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Dato’ Ng Wan Peng
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Dato’ Ng Wan Peng is the COO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). MDEC is a government-owned agency to pioneer the transformation of Malaysia’s digital economy. Dato’ Wan Peng is no stranger to anyone involved in the ICT business in Malaysia. She has extensive industry experience in managing large-scale projects and has been consulted for both public and private sectors in IT policy and project implementation. In 2015, Dato’ Wan Peng was conferred Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (D.S.P.N) by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang in recognition of her contributions to drive and expand digital economy’s footprint in Malaysia and globally.
Dato’ Ng Wan Peng
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Dato’ Ng Wan Peng is the COO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). MDEC is a government-owned agency to pioneer the transformation of Malaysia’s digital economy. Dato’ Wan Peng is no stranger to anyone involved in the ICT business in Malaysia. She has extensive industry experience in managing large-scale projects and has been consulted for both public and private sectors in IT policy and project implementation. In 2015, Dato’ Wan Peng was conferred Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (D.S.P.N) by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang in recognition of her contributions to drive and expand digital economy’s footprint in Malaysia and globally.
Dato’ Ng Wan Peng
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Dato’ Ng Wan Peng is the COO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). MDEC is a government-owned agency to pioneer the transformation of Malaysia’s digital economy. Dato’ Wan Peng is no stranger to anyone involved in the ICT business in Malaysia. She has extensive industry experience in managing large-scale projects and has been consulted for both public and private sectors in IT policy and project implementation. In 2015, Dato’ Wan Peng was conferred Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (D.S.P.N) by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang in recognition of her contributions to drive and expand digital economy’s footprint in Malaysia and globally.
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Adam Wilson
Trifacta
@a_adam_wilson | Adam Wilson is CEO of Trifacta and has over eighteen years of experience in leadership roles focused on data integration and analytics. Under his leadership, Trifacta has become the global leader in data wrangling, serving over 7,300 companies in 143 countries. Prior to Trifacta, Adam was GM of Informatica’s ILM division where he grew revenues more than 400% in five years. Prior to that, Adam served as SVP of Product Management & Marketing for Informatica’s flagship data integration products, helping the company expand beyond ETL and grow product revenues to more than $800M. [Disclaimer: Trifacta contributed nominations to the awards program. Mr. Wilson is judging a category in which no Trifacta nominations were submitted.]
Adam Wilson
Trifacta
@a_adam_wilson | Adam Wilson is CEO of Trifacta and has over eighteen years of experience in leadership roles focused on data integration and analytics. Under his leadership, Trifacta has become the global leader in data wrangling, serving over 7,300 companies in 143 countries. Prior to Trifacta, Adam was GM of Informatica’s ILM division where he grew revenues more than 400% in five years. Prior to that, Adam served as SVP of Product Management & Marketing for Informatica’s flagship data integration products, helping the company expand beyond ETL and grow product revenues to more than $800M. [Disclaimer: Trifacta contributed nominations to the awards program. Mr. Wilson is judging a category in which no Trifacta nominations were submitted.]
Adam Wilson
Trifacta
@a_adam_wilson | Adam Wilson is CEO of Trifacta and has over eighteen years of experience in leadership roles focused on data integration and analytics. Under his leadership, Trifacta has become the global leader in data wrangling, serving over 7,300 companies in 143 countries. Prior to Trifacta, Adam was GM of Informatica’s ILM division where he grew revenues more than 400% in five years. Prior to that, Adam served as SVP of Product Management & Marketing for Informatica’s flagship data integration products, helping the company expand beyond ETL and grow product revenues to more than $800M. [Disclaimer: Trifacta contributed nominations to the awards program. Mr. Wilson is judging a category in which no Trifacta nominations were submitted.]
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Dan Yarmoluk
ATEK Access Technologies
@YarmolukDan | Dan Yarmoluk is the business and market development lead for ATEK's IoT products which include TankScan and AssetScan. Dan has been involved in analytics, embedded design and components of mobile products for over a decade with a focus on creating and driving IIoT automation, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance programs with technology with how analytics and business models intersect to drive added value and digital transformation. Industries served include: oil and gas, refining, chemical, precision agriculture, food, pulp and paper, mining, transportation, filtration, field services and distribution. He publishes frequently and is launching “All Things Data” podcast in July with The University of St. Thomas and Dr. Manjeet Rege. He has an MBA and a Master's of Data Science. Dan can be reached at dyarmoluk@atekcompanies.com.
Dan Yarmoluk
ATEK Access Technologies
@YarmolukDan | Dan Yarmoluk is the business and market development lead for ATEK's IoT products which include TankScan and AssetScan. Dan has been involved in analytics, embedded design and components of mobile products for over a decade with a focus on creating and driving IIoT automation, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance programs with technology with how analytics and business models intersect to drive added value and digital transformation. Industries served include: oil and gas, refining, chemical, precision agriculture, food, pulp and paper, mining, transportation, filtration, field services and distribution. He publishes frequently and is launching “All Things Data” podcast in July with The University of St. Thomas and Dr. Manjeet Rege. He has an MBA and a Master's of Data Science. Dan can be reached at dyarmoluk@atekcompanies.com.
Dan Yarmoluk
ATEK Access Technologies
@YarmolukDan | Dan Yarmoluk is the business and market development lead for ATEK's IoT products which include TankScan and AssetScan. Dan has been involved in analytics, embedded design and components of mobile products for over a decade with a focus on creating and driving IIoT automation, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance programs with technology with how analytics and business models intersect to drive added value and digital transformation. Industries served include: oil and gas, refining, chemical, precision agriculture, food, pulp and paper, mining, transportation, filtration, field services and distribution. He publishes frequently and is launching “All Things Data” podcast in July with The University of St. Thomas and Dr. Manjeet Rege. He has an MBA and a Master's of Data Science. Dan can be reached at dyarmoluk@atekcompanies.com.
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Liu Feng Yuan
GovTech of Singapore
@fengyuanliu | Feng-Yuan is Director of the Data Science Division in GovTech. He heads a multidisciplinary data science unit that harnesses data science to drive evidence-based public policy and improve public service delivery. The team has worked on data problems in healthcare, transportation, fraud detection and operations management, utilising techniques such as machine learning, graph analysis and data visualisation. Feng-Yuan has had stints in public transport regulation and energy policy. He has degrees from St John’s College, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics.
Liu Feng Yuan
GovTech of Singapore
@fengyuanliu | Feng-Yuan is Director of the Data Science Division in GovTech. He heads a multidisciplinary data science unit that harnesses data science to drive evidence-based public policy and improve public service delivery. The team has worked on data problems in healthcare, transportation, fraud detection and operations management, utilising techniques such as machine learning, graph analysis and data visualisation. Feng-Yuan has had stints in public transport regulation and energy policy. He has degrees from St John’s College, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics.
Liu Feng Yuan
GovTech of Singapore
@fengyuanliu | Feng-Yuan is Director of the Data Science Division in GovTech. He heads a multidisciplinary data science unit that harnesses data science to drive evidence-based public policy and improve public service delivery. The team has worked on data problems in healthcare, transportation, fraud detection and operations management, utilising techniques such as machine learning, graph analysis and data visualisation. Feng-Yuan has had stints in public transport regulation and energy policy. He has degrees from St John’s College, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics.
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—Bob Gourley, CTO Vision.com and Crucial Point
Footnotes
[1] Instrument your business projects may include insights from data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and/or other data sources.
[2] Cloud applications that show significant innovation in a development or test environment may also be nominated.
[3] A modern architecture powers data science, data engineering, analytic and/or operational workloads.
[4] If the Modern architecture for big results nomination also fits in another category, please submit for both.
[5] Individual judges do not judge any category with nominations from organizations affiliated with the judge’s organization or judge.