| |April 20149CIOReviewExplosion of Big data colliding with High-Performance Computing (HPC) and cloud is the new trend I am seeing in the marketplace which is enabling organizations to move towards this connection to remain competitive in the industry. Instead of solving big data challenges with just cloud or just HPC, enterprises are breaking down these silos to achieve big data insights more rapidly, accurately and cost-effectively. Big data analysis is an intensive process, and to shorten this timeline enterprises are combining datacenter resources. Two in three HPC sites already perform big data analysis on their HPC systems, and nearly one in five combine cloud computing to address parts of their HPC workloads, according to a 2013 IDC study. I believe that enterprises that combine computing resources in order to have a better big data solution will gain a distinct competitive advantage that will facilitate their advancement in today's data-driven business environment. Challenges for EntrepreneursBig data is only going to increase in size in future and it will be an entrepreneur's job to extract insight from those massive quantities of data. Entrepreneurs who are accustomed to calling the shots as the chief executive can no longer make business decisions based on hunches and industry research alone. Instead, they have to rely more heavily on their CIOs and IT department to help generate the insights that inspire data-driven decisions. (As told to Derek Patrick)Enterprises that combine computing resources in order to have a better big data solution will gain a distinct competitive advantage that will facilitate their advancement in today's data-driven business environmentCEO SpotlightCombiNe ComPutiNg ResouRCes to gaiN ComPetitive aDvaNtageBased in Provo, Utah, Adaptive Computing provides intelligent automation software for data center, cloud, and high-performance computing environments. Founded in 2001, Adaptive Computing has raised a funding of $14 million from Tudor Ventures, EPIC ventures and Intel Capital.Rob Clyde, CEO, Adaptive Computing Inc.Rob Clyde
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