Today, we announced our Series F funding at ThoughtSpot, valuing the company at $4.2 billion. As the Co-founder and Executive Chair, it’d be customary to write a post that celebrates this milestone, shares lessons learned, and the usual. Those can come later. Instead, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the people that have been a critical part of my journey as an entrepreneur, both at ThoughtSpot and Nutanix (now valued at $7B+).
As we announce to the world today that ThoughtSpot is now worth $4.2B, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I am grateful to the customers who had the courage to challenge the status quo and give us a shot inside their companies. I am equally grateful to the entrepreneurs and investors who had the courage to join us and build a company that is changing what's possible with data. Often, people say it's hard to be courageous in the face of adversity. I say that’s conformist bullshit.
Business intelligence (BI) has gotten so sophisticated that a variety of end users within an organization may be eager to use data to guide their decisions. Unfortunately, most businesses have a very small data analysis or BI team. How can companies like this enable more people to use more data more effectively without overwhelming their BI staff?
Material Bank, the world’s largest materials marketplace, provides a fast and powerful way to search and sample fixtures, construction materials, and textiles from hundreds of different brands. They serve both direct customers and retailers in the architecture and design industry, including massive companies such as Ethan Allen, Home Depot, and Lowe’s.
The word “data” is ubiquitous in narratives of the modern world. And data, the thing itself, is vital to the functioning of that world. This blog discusses quantifications, types, and implications of data. If you’ve ever wondered how much data there is in the world, what types there are and what that means for AI and businesses, then keep reading!
Part of our vision at Qlik is to simplify analysis for everyone – meaning that Qlik Sense is not just a tool for IT and the data analyst but something that can be put in the hands of everyone.
Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) brings many improvements to customers by merging technologies from the two legacy platforms, Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub (CDH) and Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP). CDP includes new functionalities as well as superior alternatives to some previously existing functionalities in security and governance. One such major change for CDH users is the replacement of Sentry with Ranger for authorization and access control.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2021 – Cloudera, the enterprise data cloud company, today announced Cloudera Data Platform capabilities available to help federal agencies meet requirements of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on improving the Nation’s cybersecurity. Cloudera is committed to supporting the federal government in adhering to this executive order with the company’s technology and special government rates.
What’s struck me in the past years is how the tools we have at our disposal, at a societal and corporate level, are insufficient to solve the big challenges we face. We see this with the pandemic, climate change, social inequity and much more. And, more recently, in the disruptions in supply chains, which have created global shortages of key components and materials. To solve our biggest issues, we don’t have a choice but to get together and create joint, interwoven solutions.
