SpaceCurve claims Big Data record after processing petabytes of data per day

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Seattle big data startup SpaceCurve announced today that it has set a real-time Big Data performance record for ingesting streaming data and spitting out numbers immediately for queries. SpaceCurve ran a full-blown analytics test on Tweet records that averaged 2,500 bytes in size and included location, user and time information. The rate of operation was done at millions… Read More…

Fast-growing big data startup SpaceCurve looks to double staff after office move

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Seattle big data startup SpaceCurve has moved to a larger office in Pioneer Square, tripling the amount of space it previously had. The expansion follows a $3.5 million funding round from Reed Elsevier Ventures, Divergent Ventures and Triage Ventures in August. At the time of that deal, SpaceCurve employed 12 people. The company, led by tech… Read More…

Big data startup SpaceCurve lands $3.5 million

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Seattle big data startup SpaceCurve has pulled in $3.5 million in new financing, including investments by Reed Elsevier Ventures and new investor Triage Ventures. Total funding in the 12-person startup, which moved to Seattle from Silicon Valley, now stands at just over $6 million. SpaceCurve has yet to start rolling out its service to customers, but… Read More…

Tech Moves: Microsoft tech evangelist named Aditi CTO; Microsoft’s China CEO quits; etc.

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Wade Wegner, the former director of technical evangelism at Microsoft, has been named chief technology officer at Bellevue-based Aditi Technologies. At Microsoft, he was responsible for leading the team that played a role in driving Microsoft’s technical strategy for the cloud computing platform Windows Azure. He was also the co-host of Microsoft’s Cloud Cover Show… Read More…