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

October 16, 2012 8:32 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Editor's Pick "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.

‘Big data’ startup Trifacta comes out of stealth with $4.3M in Accel funding

October 4, 2012 4:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Trifacta is coming out of stealth mode today as the latest "big data" startup. Accordingly, it has raised $4.3 million from Accel Partners' Big Data Fund. Trifacta is creating productivity platforms that make data analysts more productive. And the company's visualization software makes normal folks into database analysts.