Comments on: Big Data = Big Money: EMC Buys Greenplum

By: Doug Mohr

Doug Mohr — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:38:19 +0000

It was Metapa, not Metopa.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:23:37 +0000

Michael

You know this market like back of your hand. I think you are spot on with this focus on "analytics" and that makes things more interesting. I am actually pretty surprised (in a good way) by the moves EMC is making.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:22:22 +0000

For sure and same goes for the enterprise data as well.

By: florianfeder

florianfeder — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:34:37 +0000

The main reason why data is becoming so valuable is because it is the main fuel for artificial intelligence. A company that collects a totally new category of data in this respect is hunch: http://florianfeder.org/2010/06/29/hunch/

By: Michael Driscoll

Michael Driscoll — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:47:29 +0000

The same commoditization forces hitting EMC at the hardware level are also nipping at the toes of the data management software providers. To succeed, firms need to move up the stack, to analytics, where Greenplum has been aiming.

At the same time, because big data is heavy -- not easily migrated-- the points of control still lie at the low end of the big data stack, at the hardware and software levels where EMC is dominant.

Which is why this merger could give Greenplum, and now EMC, a leg up over other analytics competitors.