The 10 Coolest Big Data Startups Of 2017

November 30, 2017, 12:03 PM EST

Periscope Data

CEO: Harry Glaser

Periscope Data's core product, Periscope Data Analytics, provides users with a way to run SQL queries against data residing in multiple database systems, generating interactive dashboards and charts that can be shared throughout a company.

In November the company launched the Unified Data Platform, which the company says addresses the complete analytics life cycle, allowing data teams to ingest, store, analyze, visualize and report on data.

Founded in 2012 by managers from Google and Microsoft, Periscope Data is based in San Francisco. In August the company said its annual recurring revenue had increased by 322 percent since 2016.

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