In September 2016, SAP acquired Altiscale technology assets and offers them as part of the SAP Big Data portfolio. For news and information about SAP Big Data, please visit the SAP Technology page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/sap-technology Please note the SAP privacy statement for followers: https://www.sap.com/sps --- Altiscale provides the first purpose-built, fully managed Big Data cloud based on Apache Hadoop and Spark. Altiscale’s Big Data-as-a service platform offers instant access to production-ready Big Data analytics, operated by Altiscale, delivering faster time to value and higher reliability than alternative approaches. Altiscale’s founding team has been at the forefront of Big Data, from incubating Hadoop at Yahoo! to operating clusters spanning more than 40,000 nodes. Founded in 2012, Altiscale is backed by leading venture capital firms Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst Partners, and Northgate.