1. | |JULY 2014
80CIOReview
‘B
ig Data’ is no more a buzzword. Now that
organizations have already put their wide arms
around Big Data, the next impediment lies around,
refining the data to bring out insightful and meaningful
results. In the wake of such scenario, experts of the field
predict trends such as linking System of Records (SOR) data
with Big Data repositories to open the doors of organizational
efficiency. With every bit of ‘0’ and ‘1’ being harnessed as
meaningful “collections,” enterprises are sure to achieve
complete utilization of their concrete information, and attain
significant outcomes. Another trend that has gained notable
traction is capitalization of cloud for storing invaluable sets
of data. While majority of enterprises consider it as a risky
venture owing to the concerns of system latency, few others
embark upon it for the sake of business agility.
With myriad of such transformations looming in the air of
technology, enterprises are confident to embrace innovative
ways to hold together the regulations of corporate world, and
also ensure participating in the realm of Big Data. In order to
uphold a fine balance, it has become critical for the CIOs to
choose proper technology and select best vendors that are at
the forefront of effectively tacking the impediments across
the Big Data realm. To help them accomplish their objective,
CIO Review presents “100 Most Promising Big Data Solution
Providers 2015.”
A distinguished panel comprising of CEOs, CIOs, VCs,
analysts including CIO Review editorial board has decided
the top Big Data Solution Providers from over thousand
companies. The companies featured in this list provide a look
into how their products work in the real world, so that you
can gain an extensive understanding of the solutions available
and how they stand against competition. We believe this
information will help you while you make Big Data strategies
for your organization.
We present you CIO Review’s 100 Most Promising Big
Data Solution Providers of 2015.
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100 Most Promising Big Data Solution Providers
Company:
ZEDventures
San Jose, CA,
zedventures.com
Description:
Provider of big data, analytics, decision science,
and visualization products and services along with
enterprise application solutions
Key Person:
Jeremy Stierwalt
SVP, Decision Science &
Analytics
Saurbh Khera
President
Website:
www.zedventures.com
ZEDventures, Inc.
recognized by magazine as
Pradeep Shankar
An annual listing of 100 companies that are in the forefront of tackling
Big Data challenges and impacting the market place
Editor-in-Chief

2. | |JULY 2014
81CIOReview
B
ig data, at its best, should
help business make strategic
decisions, improve customer
experience, and drive
innovation. However, challenges
in the processes of managing data
— structured, semi structured, and
unstructured — can create barriers to
utilizing an organization’s data most
effectively. The sheer volume of data
now available can be overwhelming,
draining valuable time and resources to
simply sort through all the information
collected from the IoT, web, email,
social media and other channels.
It takes a methodical yet adaptive
approach and a keen perspective
to truly glean the most actionable
insights. “With constant evolution
of big data and analytical platforms,
we’re determined to become the glue
that seamlessly binds and ties these
technologies together,” says Saurbh
Khera, President at ZEDventures.
ZEDventures—a San Jose, CA
based company—has developed a
streamlined platform and processes
for collecting, visualizing and analyz-
ing small and big data to help organi-
zations make the most of their assets.
Their proprietary solutions and prod-
ucts seamlessly integrate data and
content from various sources into one
user-friendly platform, while drawing
on existing infrastructure to enhance
efficiencies and reduce the ‘learning
curve’ for users. “Through the plat-
form, we combine the processes, roles,
and standards in a way that maximize
efficient big data and information us-
age and is easy to adapt within any
organization. It is our goal to make
companies data-driven, and we can fa-
cilitate that by making the process of
getting and utilizing their data more
seamless and approachable,” says Jere-
my Stierwalt, SVP of Decision Science
and Analytics at ZEDventures.
A recent Gartner report reveals that
with 84 percent of IT managers who
are analyzing unstructured data, there
is a 30 percent increase in deploying
data visualization tools this year. Be-
yond their product offerings, ZEDven-
tures provides enhanced support and
expert perspectives to help their clients
make the most of their data. “We are a
service-based company with a product
based direction, and it’s our mission to
increase customers’ performance with
top-notch technology solutions and
profound market insight,” says Stier-
walt. Their “ZenOptics” approach to
data and content integration and analy-
sis aims to develop beneficial insights
with a clear and uncluttered view of
intelligence, while their decision sci-
ence and analytics services increases
businesses productivity, with predic-
tive models, enabling them to quickly
address customers’ business challeng-
es. “Given our success in the services
space with Big Data, Mobility and
Analytics, it’s a natural progression to
take what we’ve learned and productize
our intellectual capital,” says Khera.
ZEDventures has partnered with
SAP, Tableau, Qlik, MicroStrategy,
Amazon, Hadoop, and many others to
build relationships with organizations
helping companies become data-driven.
Coupling those technologies with their
own IP, ZEDventures now offers: The
ZenOptics Platform, which is a Content
and Big Data Delivery Platform, Infra-
structure and Data Management Servic-
es, and Decision Science and Analytics
Services to promote insights to actions.
For organizations looking to become
more insightful, efficient and data-driv-
en while preserving internal resources,
ZEDventures offers a strategic partner-
ship. The company serves several verti-
cals like aerospace and defense, oil and
gas, chemicals, consumer products, en-
tertainment, and high tech.
ZEDventures
Decision Making and Analytics with Big Data Infrastructure
Jeremy Stierwalt
Given our success
in the services
space with Big
Data, Mobility and
Analytics, it’s a
natural progression
to take what we’ve
learned and
productize our
intellectual capital