Zoomdata

Zoomdata sells a data visualization and analytics platform designed for people to explore and analyze vast quantities of data and near-real-time data.

The product is different from other offerings in the business intelligence industry in several ways. One distinction is due to a patent the company holds around "Data Sharpening"{{cite patent |title=Real-time data visualization of streaming data |country=US |number=8631325 |issue-date=2013-08-09}} to visualize big data.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/06/zoomdata-scores-17m-to-disrupt-the-business-intelligence-market-again/|title=Zoomdata Scores $17M to Help Update the Business Intelligence Market|date=6 October 2014 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=7 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007124008/http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/06/zoomdata-scores-17m-to-disrupt-the-business-intelligence-market-again/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lightreading.com/analytics/analytics-systems/zoomdata-raises-$17m-to-beautify-big-data/d/d-id/711258/|title=Zoomdata Raises $17m to Beautify Big Data=LightReading- Reedy, Sarah|access-date=10 October 2014|archive-date=8 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008082654/http://www.lightreading.com/analytics/analytics-systems/zoomdata-raises-$17m-to-beautify-big-data/d/d-id/711258|url-status=live}} The user's dashboard "sharpens" and becomes clearer as more data is processed, . Matt Asay of readwrite.com compared it to watching a streaming movie, where you see some results immediately, soon followed by the whole.{{cite web|last1=Asay|first1=Matt|title=Finally—Business Intelligence Comes To Big Data|url=https://readwrite.com/2014/11/11/business-intelligence-big-data-zoomdata-justin-langseth|website=readwrite.com|date=11 November 2014|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203060012/https://readwrite.com/2014/11/11/business-intelligence-big-data-zoomdata-justin-langseth|url-status=live}} The Zoomdata web software also includes a Data DVR with a "Live mode"{{Cite web|url=https://www.memsql.com/blog/using-streaming-analytics-to-identify-and-visualise-fraudulent-atm-transactions-in-real-time/|title=Partner Repost: Using Streaming Analytics to Identify and Visualise Fraudulent ATM Transactions in Real-Time|date=2019-01-24|website=MemSQL Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123925/https://www.memsql.com/blog/using-streaming-analytics-to-identify-and-visualise-fraudulent-atm-transactions-in-real-time/|url-status=live}} feature so dashboard visualizations can be updated in near-real-time, paused, rewinded, and fast-forwarded at different speeds.

Zoomdata claims that their product is intended for business users to explore "modern"{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtinsights.com/zoomdata-cielo-sa/|title=Zoomdata Partners With Brazil's Largest Credit Card Operator|last=Curry|first=David|date=2018-09-18|website=RTInsights|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123945/https://www.rtinsights.com/zoomdata-cielo-sa/|url-status=live}} data on their own. They claim that unlike traditional business intelligence products that are designed to work with relational databases and are SQL-centric, Zoomdata "Smart Data Connectors" connect to a wide variety of modern data sources and can retrieve data using SQL, native APIs, or a combination of both SQL and native APIs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/product/widest-set-modern-big-data-sources/|title=Widest Set of Modern Big Data Sources|website=Zoomdata|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124405/https://www.zoomdata.com/product/widest-set-modern-big-data-sources/|url-status=live}} This allows users to work with data in such disparate systems as search-engine databases like Elasticsearch, big data Hadoop databases like Apache Impala, cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, and more. The company offers several methods of working with multiple databases at the same time, including a data blending feature they call Data Fusion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/product/big-data-blending-fusion/|title=Data Blending|website=Zoomdata|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123934/https://www.zoomdata.com/product/big-data-blending-fusion/|url-status=live}}

Another distinction is that Zoomdata pushes down ad-hoc queries, filters, groupings (aggregations), and even calculations to existing high-performing databases. This is in contrast to solutions that take custody of data in a proprietary system, such as Power BI import{{Cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-use-directquery|title=Use DirectQuery in Power BI Desktop - Power BI|last=davidiseminger|website=docs.microsoft.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124107/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-use-directquery|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-directquery-about|title=Using DirectQuery in Power BI - Power BI|last=davidiseminger|website=docs.microsoft.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124501/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-directquery-about|url-status=live}} and Tableau extract,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2018/1/extracts-hyper-speed-what-you-need-know-79397|title=Extracts at Hyper speed: What you need to know|website=Tableau Software|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614234012/https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2018/1/extracts-hyper-speed-what-you-need-know-79397|url-status=live}} and is also more open and flexible than Arcadia Data's bet on Hadoop with a tightly-coupled, converged BI platform.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcadiadata.com/blog/converging-scale-out-bi-and-visual-analytics-with-impala-big-data-for-a-bigger-universe-of-business-users/|title=Converging BI and Visual Analytics|date=2016-01-13|website=Arcadia Data|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209125437/https://www.arcadiadata.com/blog/converging-scale-out-bi-and-visual-analytics-with-impala-big-data-for-a-bigger-universe-of-business-users/|url-status=live}} The company claims that its advanced support for pushdown processing takes advantage of investments in modern, high-performing data platforms, and since data does not need to be moved, extracted, or imported, Zoomdata claims it is more accessible for organizations with regulated, PII (personally identifiable information), proprietary, and other sensitive data that must be tightly monitored for security purposes in a single system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.g2crowd.com/products/zoomdata/reviews|title=Zoomdata Review - Cool technology that fits perfectly within every data platform by G2 Crowd User November 21, 2018|website=G2 Crowd|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124325/https://www.g2crowd.com/products/zoomdata/reviews|url-status=live}}

Zoomdata has been granted a number of patents since 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://patents.justia.com/assignee/zoomdata-inc|title=Patents Assigned to Zoomdata, Inc. - Justia Patents Search|website=patents.justia.com|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124539/https://patents.justia.com/assignee/zoomdata-inc|url-status=live}} [https://patents.google.com/patent/US8631325 Patent US8631325, Real-time data visualization of streaming data], has been cited in patent applications submitted by Apple Inc, Beats Music, Google, and Hewlett-Packard.{{Citation|title=Real-time data visualization of streaming data|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US8631325#citedBy|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2021-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219210520/https://patents.google.com/patent/US8631325#citedBy|url-status=live}}

Zoomdata claims that their technology is based on standard APIs, a microservices architecture, and the WebSocket communication protocol{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/product/zoomdata-architecture/|title=Zoomdata Architecture|website=Zoomdata|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124308/https://www.zoomdata.com/product/zoomdata-architecture/|url-status=live}} for real-time interactivity between the web browser and the Zoomdata engine. A Custom Chart CLI{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/blog/new-tools-available-custom-chart-development/|title=New Tools Available for Custom Chart Development|last=Werling|first=Mike|date=2018-01-22|website=Zoomdata Developers Zone|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124321/https://www.zoomdata.com/blog/new-tools-available-custom-chart-development/|url-status=live}} can be used to extend the visualization capabilities with custom charts and libraries. If the product's HTML5 web application isn't wanted, the company also offers a JavaScript client{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/developers/docs/zoomdata-client/|title=Zoomdata Client {{!}} Zoomdata|website=Zoomdata Developers Zone|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124257/https://www.zoomdata.com/developers/docs/zoomdata-client/|url-status=live}} and REST APIs{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/developers/docs/metadata-api/|title=Metadata API Docs {{!}} Zoomdata|website=Zoomdata Developers Zone|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124225/https://www.zoomdata.com/developers/docs/metadata-api/|url-status=live}} that can be used to build custom front-ends to the Zoomdata Query Engine, which provides query scalability, enterprise-level security, and access to the wide variety of Smart Data Connectors.

Zoomdata won the [https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/24/1704906/0/en/Dresner-Advisory-Services-Announces-2018-Technology-Innovation-Award-Recipients.html 2018 Technology Innovation Award] from Dresner Advisory Services in the Big Data Analytics category.{{Cite web|url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/24/1704906/0/en/Dresner-Advisory-Services-Announces-2018-Technology-Innovation-Award-Recipients.html|title=Dresner Advisory Services Announces 2018 Technology Innovation Award Recipients|last=LLC|first=Dresner Advisory Services|date=2019-01-24|website=GlobeNewswire News Room|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123829/http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/24/1704906/0/en/Dresner-Advisory-Services-Announces-2018-Technology-Innovation-Award-Recipients.html|url-status=live}} Dresner Advisory Services was founded by chief research analyst Howard Dresner, who is credited with coining the term business intelligence in 1989. In 2017, Zoomdata's customer GlaxoSmithKline was a finalist for the Cloudera Fifth Annual Data Impact Award as Rookie of the Year.

In prior years, Zoomdata won the Big Data and Analytics Innovation Award in the annual Hot Tickets competition hosted by The Northern Virginia Technology Council.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2016/06/28/here-are-the-n-va-technology-councils-2016-hot-ticket-winners/|title=Here are the N. Va. Technology Council's 2016 'Hot Ticket' Winners|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113090617/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2016/06/28/here-are-the-n-va-technology-councils-2016-hot-ticket-winners/|url-status=live}} Zoomdata was also awarded an Information Technology Innovation Award in from Ventana Research in the category of Operational Intelligence{{cite web|url=http://www.ventanaresearch.com/resources/awards/technologyinnovationawards|title=Technology Innovation Awards|publisher=Ventana Research|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124082906/http://www.ventanaresearch.com/resources/awards/technologyinnovationawards|url-status=live}} and was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in the Cool Vendors In-Memory Computing Technologies, 2016 report by Gartner, Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/3293917/cool-vendors-inmemory-computing-technology|title=Cool Vendors in In-Memory Computing Technology, 2016|website=www.gartner.com|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180025/https://www.gartner.com/doc/3293917/cool-vendors-inmemory-computing-technology|url-status=live}} Justin Langseth, co-founder and former CEO, was recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2016 at its Builders + Innovators Summit.{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zoomdata-ceo-justin-langseth-honored-by-goldman-sachs-for-entrepreneurship-2016-10-19-171604717|title=Zoomdata CEO Justin Langseth Honored by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship|publisher=MarketWatch|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114645/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zoomdata-ceo-justin-langseth-honored-by-goldman-sachs-for-entrepreneurship-2016-10-19-171604717|url-status=live}}

In November 2012 Zoomdata announced a $1.1 million seed round with funding from a series of angel investors.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/big-data-visualization-startup-zoomdata-launches-with-11m-of-seed-funding-179107441.html|title=Big Data Visualization Startup Zoomdata Launches with $1.1M of Seed Funding|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=13 November 2012|archive-date=30 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130150016/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/big-data-visualization-startup-zoomdata-launches-with-11m-of-seed-funding-179107441.html|url-status=live}} In July 2013 Zoomdata raised a $4.1 million Series A round led by Columbus Nova Technology Partners (CNTP) with participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), CIT GAP Funds, Razor's Edge Ventures and B7.{{cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2012/11/13/heres-how-it-looks-when-big-data-goes-mobile-first/|title=Here's how it looks when Big Data goes mobile first|date=13 November 2012|publisher=Gigaom- Harris, Derrick|access-date=13 November 2012|archive-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115001426/http://gigaom.com/2012/11/13/heres-how-it-looks-when-big-data-goes-mobile-first/|url-status=dead}} The company announced a $17 million Series B led by Accel Partners in October 2014 with participation from existing investors NEA, CNTP, Razor's Edge Ventures, and B7.{{cite news|last1=Overly|first1=Steven|title=Zoomdata collects $17M from slate of investors that includes Accel Partners|access-date=3 February 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=6 October 2014|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/zoomdata-collects-17m-from-slate-of-investors-that-includes-accel-partners/2014/10/03/52cda050-4a41-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html|archive-date=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130220118/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/zoomdata-collects-17m-from-slate-of-investors-that-includes-accel-partners/2014/10/03/52cda050-4a41-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html|url-status=live}}

In February 2016 Zoomdata closed a series C round of funding of $25 million, led by Goldman Sachs. According to Robert J. Terry at Washington Business Journal "Joining Goldman's Principal Strategic Investments Group in the round was new investor Comcast Ventures and previous backers Accel Partners, Columbus Nova Technology Partners and New Enterprise Associates, based in Chevy Chase, Maryland."{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2016/02/goldman-sachs-leads-25m-funding-round-in-zoomdata.html|title=Goldman Sachs leads $25M funding round in Zoomdata|publisher=Washington Business Journal|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624000352/http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2016/02/goldman-sachs-leads-25m-funding-round-in-zoomdata.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Overly |first=Steven |date=2023-08-25 |title=The Download: Software AG acquires JackBe for undisclosed sum |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-download-software-ag-acquires-jackbe-for-undisclosed-sum/2013/08/23/3589821c-0b58-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html |access-date=2023-10-18 |issn=0190-8286}}

Zoomdata's executive management team includes:

• Chairman of the Board: Justin Langseth{{cite web|url=http://dssresources.com/papers/features/langseth/langseth02082004.html|title=Real-Time Data Warehousing: Challenges and Solutions|publisher=DDS Resources|access-date=2 February 2004|archive-date=10 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610024741/http://dssresources.com/papers/features/langseth/langseth02082004.html|url-status=live}} formerly of Clarabridge and Augaroo {{cite web|url=http://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/5843|title=Justin Langseth|publisher=O'Reilly|access-date=10 December 2014|archive-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209231126/http://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/5843|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nvtc.org/tec/JustinLangseth.php|title=An Interview with Justin Langseth|publisher=Northern Virginia Technology Council|access-date=8 May 2006|archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615001055/http://www.nvtc.org/tec/JustinLangseth.php|url-status=live}}
• CEO: Nick Halsey{{Cite web|url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/06/1108527/0/en/Zoomdata-Bolsters-Executive-Team-Promotes-Nick-Halsey-to-CEO-and-Adds-Michael-Proia-as-Vice-President-of-Sales.html|title=Zoomdata Bolsters Executive Team, Promotes Nick Halsey to CEO and Adds Michael Proia as Vice President of Sales|last=Zoomdata|date=2017-09-06|website=GlobeNewswire News Room|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123956/http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/06/1108527/0/en/Zoomdata-Bolsters-Executive-Team-Promotes-Nick-Halsey-to-CEO-and-Adds-Michael-Proia-as-Vice-President-of-Sales.html|url-status=live}}
• CFO: Bob Aldrich{{cite web|url=http://www.parature.com/parature-names-robert-aldrich-chief-financial-officer/|title=Parature Names Robert Aldrich Chief Financial Officer|publisher=Parature|access-date=7 March 2008|archive-date=11 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211064608/http://www.parature.com/parature-names-robert-aldrich-chief-financial-officer/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/06/microsoft-acquires-parature-for-100m-in-deal-to-bolster-knowledge-base-for-dynamics-crm-platform/|title=Microsoft Acquires for $100m to Boster Knowledge Base for Dynamic CRM Platform|date=6 January 2014 |publisher=Tech Crunch =Williams, Alex|access-date=6 January 2014|archive-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107030632/http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/06/microsoft-acquires-parature-for-100m-in-deal-to-bolster-knowledge-base-for-dynamics-crm-platform/|url-status=live}}
• CTO: Ruhollah Farchtchi{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/about-zoomdata/|title=Logi Analytics - Powerful Data Analytics for Applications|access-date=2017-04-27|archive-date=2017-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428054014/https://www.zoomdata.com/about-zoomdata/|url-status=live}}
• VP Channel Sales: Russ Cosentino{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=28920690&privcapId=224227381&previousCapId=224227381&previousTitle=Zoomdata,%2520Inc.|title=Bloomberg - Executive Profile|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-02-07}}
• VP of Sales: Michael Proia
• VP of Marketing: Robyn Forman{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomdata.com/company-management/|title=Company Management|website=Zoomdata|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123949/https://www.zoomdata.com/company-management/|url-status=live}}

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• [http://www.zoomdata.com/ Official website] at zoomdata.com

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