Data-visualization startup Tableau Software files for $150M IPO

“Our mission, to help people everywhere see and understand data, isn’t all that different from Google’s,” Christian Chabot, the company’s cofounder and chief executive, told VentureBeat.

The future is now: 10 startups leading the way in ‘big data’

"Big data" isn't just an enterprise trend. It's a technological innovation that is already making a difference in your life. Here are ten companies who are helping define this emerging field.