Virtustream expands presence in growing Big Data market

Virtustream has partnered with Cognilytics, a global provider of decision sciences and advanced analytics consulting. Through the partnership, Cognilytics will be able to deliver high-performance and cost-efficient solutions for big data running on Virtustream’s xStream cloud management platform.

“Virtustream excels in delivering enterprise-grade cloud technology that provides the ideal platform to improve the speed to value and analytical performance for big data solutions,” said Gary Gauba, CEO at Cognilytics. “By adding xStream to our portfolio, and with access to Virtustream’s HANA Managed Service and HANA-Hadoop Managed Service, customers will have access to an on-demand enterprise cloud to deploy their advanced analytics solutions, without forfeiting security and compliance.”

Virtustream’s xStream cloud management software leverages the company’s µVMTM (micro-VM) technology to deliver enterprise-ready, secure cloud environments for mission critical and production applications. With xStream, organisations can reap the benefits of performance level SLAs, increased security and compliance, and a consumption-based pricing model that charges only for resources consumed.

“We are excited to partner with Cognilytics as they continue to develop and provide our joint customers with innovative solutions for big data analytics and business intelligence,” said Rodney Rogers, CEO at Virtustream. “Our solution provides the necessary tools for companies to increase big data capabilities, while ensuring secure, flexible and cost-efficient on-premise and/or hosted cloud environments. As the need for predictive analytics grows rapidly, we are confident that xStream will continue to gain traction in the big data market.”