The Coolest Big Data System And Cloud Platform Companies Of The 2023 Big Data 100

April 25, 2023, 10:00 AM EDT

Part 3 of CRN’s 2023 Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data system and cloud platform space.

IBM

CEO: Arvind Krishna

Like Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and other leading IT infrastructure providers, IBM markets mainframe computers, servers, data storage systems and other products that form the foundation for big data tasks either within a customer’s data center or in the cloud.

IBM also provides a comprehensive line of software at all levels of the big data system stack, including the DB2 database, IBM Business Analytics Enterprise (including the Cognos analytics tool, InfoSphere information server and Netezza performance server), and the IBM Cloud Pak for Data for developing a data fabric architecture.

In February IBM acquired StepZen, developer of a GraphQL server with a unique architecture for quickly developing GraphQL APIs. GraphQL is an emerging query language that helps organizations interact with data that is scattered across different data stores – such as data warehouses and data lakes – in on-premises and cloud systems.

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Rick Whiting

Rick Whiting has been with CRN since 2006 and is currently a feature/special projects editor. Whiting manages a number of CRN’s signature annual editorial projects including Channel Chiefs, Partner Program Guide, Big Data 100, Emerging Vendors, Tech Innovators and Products of the Year. He also covers the Big Data beat for CRN. He can be reached at rwhiting@thechannelcompany.com.