HPE sets to stride further into AI and analytics with the acquisition of BlueData, provider of EPIC big data-as-a-service software able to run large-scale distributed machine learning and analytics workloads in Docker containers.
Financial details of the deal are not available.
“BlueData has developed an innovative and effective solution to address the pain points all companies face when contemplating, implementing, and deploying AI/ML and big data analytics. Adding BlueData’s complementary software platform to HPE’s market-leading Apollo Systems and professional services is consistent with HPE’s data-first strategy and enables our customers to extract insights from data – whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid architecture,” HPE says. “We are excited about the significant value we can deliver for our customers by working with the talented team at BlueData.”
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