Greenplum Analytics Workbench Debuts at EMC World

EMC Press Release

Greenplum Analytics Workbench Debuts at EMC World

Greenplum and Partners Launch 1,000 Node Platform to Accelerate Hadoop Testing and Development

EMC WORLD, LAS VEGAS - May 22, 2012

News Summary:

• The Greenplum® Analytics Workbench - a 1,000-node cluster that will act as a lab environment for accelerating the pace of Big Data innovation - is now live.
• EMC® Greenplum® will use the Analytics Workbench to test the limits of scale-out infrastructure technology, and also to re-define the models for applying Big Data analytics. Individuals or organizations looking for more information on access to the Analytics Workbench should visithttp://www.greenplum.com/solutions/analytics-workbench.
• Working with the Apache Software Foundation, results from the Analytics Workbench will be made available to the open source community in an effort to leverage the resources of the Greenplum Analytics Workbench to further accelerate the development of Hadoop® as a revolutionary technology for Big Data.
• The Greenplum Analytics Workbench is the result of several hardware and software companies coming together to collectively facilitate the development of Apache&™ Hadoop® as an important tool for Big Data analytics, including EMC, Intel, Mellanox Technologies, Micron, Seagate, SuperMicro, Switch and VMware.
• In a live simulcast event today at 2:45pm Pacific, EMC Chief Marketing Officer Jeremy Burton and Greenplum Senior Vice President of Products and Co-Founder Scott Yara will 'flip the switch' to the Greenplum Analytics Workbench on the EMC World stage in Las Vegas via satellite link to the Switch Data Center. Tune in live at https://community.emc.com/community/connect.

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Full Story:

At EMC World 2012, EMC (NYSE:EMC) today announced that the Greenplum Analytics Workbench - a 1,000-node cluster that will act as a lab environment for accelerating the pace of Big Data innovation - is now live. One of the primary uses of the Greenplum Analytics Workbench will be to act as an environment for running scale validation of the Apache Hadoop code base. Greenplum is actively working with the Apache Software Foundation to ensure that results from the Analytics Workbench are available to the open source community in an effort to leverage the resources of the Workbench to further accelerate the development of Hadoop as a revolutionary technology for Big Data. Technology from some of the world's leading software and hardware manufacturers is providing the infrastructure for the Greenplum Analytics Workbench.

Greenplum will use the Analytics Workbench to test the limits of scale-out infrastructure technology and also to explore the models for applying Big Data analytics. Whether that involves working with visionary academic institutions on data-intensive research studies, or collaborating with big data application developers, Greenplum has plans to provide the most innovative thinkers in the data space with access to the Analytics Workbench. Individuals or organizations interested in more information should visithttp://www.greenplum.com/solutions/analytics-workbench.

The 1,000-node cluster will also be made available to members of Greenplum's training and certification classes for Hadoop. With the first publicly available courses launching this summer, Greenplum will offer a set of comprehensive Hadoop training programs designed to provide participants with the knowledge and programming skills required to leverage Hadoop. A unique aspect of Greenplum's Hadoop training program is that any individual who successfully completes the course will be granted access to the 1,000-node cluster to use as a sandbox environment.

The Greenplum Analytics Workbench is the result of several hardware and software companies coming together to collectively facilitate the development of Apache Hadoop as an important tool for Big Data analytics, including:

• EMC
• Intel
• Mellanox Technologies
• Micron
• Seagate
• SuperMicro
• Switch
• VMware

In addition to 1,000-plus hardware nodes (or 10,000 nodes with the addition of virtual machines), the test bed cluster consists of 24 petabytes of physical storage. This is the equivalent of nearly half of theentire written works of mankind, from the beginning of recorded history.

Customer Quotes:

Chaitan Baru, Director, Center for Large-scale Data Systems research (CLDS), San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego

"The Workshop on Big Data Benchmarking organized by the Center for Large-scale Data Systems Research (CLDS), UC San Diego on May 8-9 in San Jose has generated a lot of enthusiasm in developing industry benchmark standards for big data applications. A big data benchmarking community is now self-organizing in order to make progress in this area. Access to the 1000-node cluster from Greenplum will be essential in assisting the community in making progress in this important area, which will have impact in business as well as scientific applications."

Amir Prescher, vice president of business development at Mellanox Technologies

"Mellanox is excited to be a part of the largest Hadoop test bed cluster ever built and to provide the critical elements that help enable this leading unstructured data analytics Hadoop solution. The new Analytics Workbench takes advantage of Mellanox's 10/40GbE and FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand interconnect solutions, including its Unstructured Data Accelerator (UDA) software that extends Mellanox's interconnect capabilities of low latency, high-throughput, low CPU overhead and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), to optimize big data application efficiency with up to 2X faster Hadoop job run-time."

Wally Liaw, Vice President of Sales, International, Super Micro Computer, Inc.

"Supermicro has contributed to the 1,000 data node infrastructure and integration resources behind EMC's Greenplum Analytics Workbench to accelerate innovation and the development of new applications within the Hadoop developer community. Our enterprise-class server platforms offer the highest performance, open standards and cost-effective architecture for massive-scale structured and unstructured data analytics. We are excited to offer growing support to the worldwide Hadoop community as Big Data sciences expand."

Executive Quote:

Scott Yara, Senior vice president of products and co-founder, Greenplum

'We're thrilled to announce that the Greenplum Analytics Workbench is now live. With more companies implementing Big Data analytics than ever before, Hadoop-based batch processing of data at massive scale, with continuous testing, is a key component to driving even better, faster data analytics."

Availability

More information on the Analytics Workbench can be found athttp://www.greenplum.com/solutions/analytics-workbench.

Greenplum, a division of EMC

Greenplum, a division of EMC, is driving the future of Big Data analytics with breakthrough products that harness the skills of data science teams to help global organizations realize the full promise of business agility and become data-driven, predictive enterprises. The division's products include Greenplum® Unified Analytics Platform, Greenplum® Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum® Database, Greenplum® Analytics Lab, Greenplum® HD and Greenplum® Chorus™. They embody the power of open systems, cloud computing, virtualization and social collaboration, enabling global organizations to gain greater insight and value from their data than ever before possible. Learn more at www.greenplum.com

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.

EMC Greenplum to Host Second Annual Data Science Summit

EMC Press Release

EMC Greenplum to Host Second Annual Data Science Summit

Leading Data Experts Gather to Discuss the Powerful, Human Impact of Big Data

HOPKINTON, MA. - May 11, 2012

News Summary

• Greenplum, a division of EMC, will present the second annual Data Science Summit at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on May 22-23, 2012.
• The event brings together thought leaders from academia, the social enterprise, Silicon Valley start-ups, and the public sector to help attendees explore and define their path forward in the new, data-driven world.
• This year's keynote will be delivered by statistician Nate Silver, who rose to prominence in 2008 when he harnessed data to analyze political polls and accurately predict the presidential election on his FiveThirtyEight.com blog, now part of The New York Times.
• Applications and registration can be found at http://www.datasciencesummit.com.

Full Story:

Greenplum®, a division of EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), will present the second annual Data Science Summit at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on May 22-23. The event will bring together thought leaders from academia, the social enterprise, Silicon Valley start-ups, and the public sector to help attendees explore and define their path forward in the new, data-driven world.

This year's Data Science Summit (DSS) comes at a turning point in the rapidly emerging field of data science. Data science today is not only a competitive necessity, but also a defining force shaping the evolution of every industry and sector. And as the promise of data science skyrockets, so does the need for clarity on how to concretely put data science at the center of corporate strategy. Where are the real-world applications of big data analytics that are transforming entire sectors, and what can we learn from these examples? What does a "data dream team" look like, and how do you become a key member? What are the latest data innovations that facilitate the transformation to a predictive enterprise?

Data Science Summit 2012 will answer these and other questions by helping attendees see how organizations are using data science to shift the balance of power in their markets, stay abreast of key trends emerging from academia, and explore how to optimize teams and strategies to realize the full potential of data science. Suited to both practicing and aspiring data scientists as well as forward-thinking executives, students and others, the summit will also offer plenty of opportunities to engage with the best and brightest in the field in an intimate setting. Details about the summit, including the full agenda, can be found at http://www.datasciencesummit.com.

"Even though the data science field is still in its infancy, it has already had a massive impact that has fundamentally changed our future," said Scott Yara, senior vice president of products, Greenplum, a division of EMC. "The dialogue today is no longer focused on the emerging data scientist career path and 'rock star' individuals, but rather on the rapidly expanding ecosystem of individuals that are coming together to solve some of the world's most pressing issues with data. The Data Science Summit will be an invaluable tool to help people find their place in this ecosystem."

This year's keynote will be delivered by statistician Nate Silver, who rose to prominence in 2008 when he harnessed data to analyze political polls and accurately predict the presidential election on hisFiveThirtyEight.com blog, now part of The New York Times. Silver, named one of the world's 100 Most Influential People by TIME magazine, will discuss "what we can predict about prediction" in his opening keynote. Other speakers at the Data Science Summit 2012 include:

• Adam Bly, CEO of Seed
• John Brownstein, Co-Founder, HealthMap and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
• Michael Chui, Senior Fellow, McKinsey Global Institute
• Jeffrey Davitz, Founder and CEO, Solariat
• Nora Denzel, Senior Vice President, Big Data, Marketing and Social at Intuit
• Michael Driscoll, Co-Founder & CEO, Metamarkets
• Oren Etzioni, Professor, University of Washington and Co-founder Decide.com
• Bob Flores, Founder and President Applicology; Former CTO, U.S. Intelligence
• Jim Frederick, International Editor and Executive Editor, TIME
• Jonathan Harris, Programmer, Artist and Storyteller
• Joe Hellerstein, Professor, UC Berkeley
• Steven Hillion, Chief Product Officer, Alpine Data Labs
• Jeremy Howard, President and Chief Scientist, Kaggle
• Piyanka Jain, President and CEO, Aryng.com
• Tarek Kamil, Executive Director, InfoMotion Sports Technologies
• Roger Magoulas, Director of Market Research, O'Reilly Media
• Richard Snee, Advisor, Data Science Central
• Hadley Wickham, Assistant Professor, Rice University
• Chris Wiggins, Associate Professor, Columbia
• Nathan Wolfe, CEO and Founder, Global Viral Forecasting, Inc. and Visiting Professor, Stanford University

The event will kick off Tuesday, May 22 with an evening welcome reception and discussion on the topic of "the data dream team," followed by the full one-day conference on Wednesday, May 23. The conference will address the following topics in depth:

• Big Data and Business Transformation – how Big Data is shifting entire industries
• Tapping into the Data Science Movement – how to become a part of this influential movement
• The Spread of Big Data Across Industries – Big Data's power across media, business, healthcare, sports, government, politics, academia and more
• Data Visualization at the Point of Influence – how to ensure visualization not just reveals an insight, but stimulates new understanding

About Greenplum

Greenplum, a division of EMC, is driving the future of Big Data analytics with breakthrough products including Greenplum Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum Database, Greenplum Community Edition, Greenplum HD, and Greenplum Chorus—the industry's first Enterprise Data Cloud platform. The division's products embody the power of open systems, cloud computing, virtualization and social collaboration—enabling global organizations to gain greater insight and value from their data than ever before possible. To learn more visit www.greenplum.com.

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset—information—in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.