Portal for Big Data by Crayon Data

INDIA: India-Singapore-based big data startup Crayon Data has launched content and resource aggregation site for big data, something it calls as the first ever of its kind outside of the US. Named BigData-MadeSimple.com, it aims to be the one stop shop for anyone looking for information related to big data including articles, events, videos, announcements across sectors, companies and technologies, it explains.

This big data knowledge platform uses the latest data aggregation technology for collating and categorising information from numerous sources on big data hence simplifying the quest for information for visitors to this platform. The objective of the bigdata-madesimple virtual space is to educate and inform readers about big data and the analytics industry and related areas like data visualisation, strategy and infrastructure. It targets decision makers at enterprises, start-ups in the space, analysts, students and academicians.

Srikant Sastri, founder of Crayon Data said on the occasion of the website going live, "Through bigdata-madesimple.com, we hope to achieve two things. One: to de-mystify the world of Big Data, and make it more accessible and action-oriented for everyone. Two: to provide a single source of information, and destination for anyone who is interested in tracking Big Data trends, whether enterprise users, analysts, investors, techies or students."