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As the volume of data supporting AI applications grows ever larger, it's critical to deliver scalable performance without overlooking power efficiency. This episode of Utilizing Tech, sponsored by Solidigm, brings Chris Gladwin, CEO and co-founder of Ocient, to talk about scalable and efficient data platforms for AI with Jeniece Wnorowski and Stephen Foskett. Ocient has developed a new data analytics stack focused on scalability with energy efficiency for ultra-large data analytics applications. At scale, applications need to incorporate trillions of data points, and it is not just desirable but necessary to enable this without losing sight of energy consumption. Ocient leverages flash storage to reduce power consumption and increase performance but also moves data processing closer to the storage to reduce power consumption further. This type of integrated storage and compute would not be possible without flash, and reflects the architecture of modern processors, which locate memory on-package with compute. Ocient is already popular in telco, e-commerce, and automotive, and the scale of data required by AI applications is similar, especially as concepts like retrieval-augmented generation are implemented. The conversation around datacenter, cloud, and AI energy usage is coming to the fore, and companies must address the environmental impact of everything we do. Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠ Jeniece Wnorowski, Datacenter Product Marketing Manager at Solidigm: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeniecewnorowski/⁠ Guest: Chris Gladwin, CEO and Cofounder, Ocient: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gladwin-7ba42b/ Follow Utilizing Tech Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.UtilizingTech.com/⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/UtilizingTech ⁠⁠⁠ Tech Field Day Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.TechFieldDay.com⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Tech-Field-Day ⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.Twitter.com/TechFieldDay ⁠⁠⁠ Tags: #UtilizingTech, #Sponsored, #AIDataInfrastructure, #AI, @SFoskett, @TechFieldDay, @UtilizingTech, @Solidigm,

In this episode, Chuck Templeton is joined by fellow Chicago entrepreneurs and old friends Chris Gladwin and Mike Evans for a captivating conversation about scaling their respective companies for exit.  Chris founded and sold CleverSafe and is currently the Founder and CEO of Ocient, a data analytics platform for the world's biggest data sets. Mike is the Founder of Grubhub and now the Founder of Fixer, a home maintenance membership company. Chris and Mike compare their customer acquisition experiences, discuss their hiring approaches, consider their mutual passion for endurance sports, and dig into their core business philosophies. It's a conversation any entrepreneur will take valuable insights from. Key Takeaways:Customer acquisition for enterprise companies and small businesses: Mike shares how he thought about building a brand and providing customers with value early on. Chris speaks to the importance of understanding the buyer's motivations.Their “just start” and “stay in business” mentalities: According to Mike, the only way to know if customers will buy your product is to start selling it. According to Chris, the number one reason businesses fail is because they don't last long enough. What endurance sports can offer entrepreneurs: Read: a learning mindset and a lot of pain.Hiring for scale: Chris and Mike both share how they approached hiring and maintaining talent through different stages of growth.Building companies for exit: Chris and Mike discuss their philosophies on designing a company for exit, from creating a growth template to maximizing the probability of an exit. Ocient Socials: LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter) Ocient ResourcesDun & Bradstreet Customer Case StudyBeachfront Customer Case StudyMike Evans Socials: LinkedIn, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter)Mike Evans ResourcesHangry: A Startup JourneyThis content is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, business, tax or investment advice, or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investor or potential investor in any investment vehicle sponsored by S2G Investments, LLC or its affiliates (“S2G Ventures”). Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of S2G Ventures. Specific companies are mentioned herein solely for educational purposes and should not be construed as an endorsement of any particular company or investment. Please note that S2G Ventures may maintain investments in the companies mentioned herein. For more important information, please see www.s2gventures.com/disclosures

The modern data stack is a collection of cloud-based tools and technologies used to collect, store, process, and analyze data in a scalable way. It is a departure from traditional data stacks, which were often based on on-premises infrastructure and were not as well-suited for handling large volumes of data or complex data pipelines. But with this new approach comes complexity, and organizations must determine if the value outweighs the cost. Another, newer route has emerged for companies interested in serious analytical power: Hyperscale! This new architecture leverages an array of technical advances, including compute-adjacent storage, simplified data pipelines that make data available to more users, built-in integrations for a whole host of data sources, and machine learning algorithms baked into the architecture. Learn more on this episode of DM Radio as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Chris Gladwin, CEO of Ocient, and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights.

Crain's retail reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about CEO Mary Dillon's leap from Ulta to Foot Locker. Plus: Chicago Fed chair says U.S. economy can avoid a recession, but risks remain; Instant Pot and Pyrex maker draws interest from Citadel and Centre Lane; Coyote cuts jobs, names new CEO; and veteran tech entrepreneur Chris Gladwin succeeds Penny Pritzker as P33 chair.

In this episode, host Matt Roberts of Amdocs sits down with his next two guests at the Las Vegas Convention Center MWC 2022 for a discussion on new and emerging technologies surrounding 5G. First, he speaks with Chris Gladwin, CEO of Ocient. Next, he sits down with Blake Wetzel, the COO and CRO of Terrago. Both guests share their perspective on the new technologies coalescing around the 5G revolution, and how these changes factor into their own business models. They also discuss current trends in data analytics, new 5G use cases, and the unfolding of the next industrial revolution. This podcast episode was produced by Quill.

The art of listening and simultaneously learning from customers is a top-notch skill in the tech industry, and it is one that SADA and SaaS Alliance Partner, Ocient, have mastered. The force is unstoppable when you bring two partners together with similar values. ☁️

Ocient was founded to develop an analytic data platform to enable interactive analytics on datasets of hundreds of billions of rows or more, computing up to trillions of rows per second. Data Lakes have become a popular approach for storing large volumes of structured data. Research shows that almost 3/4 of organizations are using both data lakes and warehouses. Target industries for Ocient include AdTech, Financial Services, Geospatial, Government, Operational IT, and Telecommunications. Existing customers include digital advertising company, Basis Technologies, AdTech provider, MediaMath, Network level intelligence provider, Gigamon, and many others. Dylan talks to Co-founder and CEO, Chris Gladwin, about the present and future of his remarkable company.Have a look at ocient.com!

Ocient was founded to develop an analytic data platform to enable interactive analytics on datasets of hundreds of billions of rows or more, computing up to trillions of rows per second. Data Lakes have become a popular approach for storing large volumes of structured data. Research shows that almost 3/4 of organizations are using both data lakes and warehouses. Target industries for Ocient include AdTech, Financial Services, Geospatial, Government, Operational IT, and Telecommunications. Existing customers include digital advertising company, Basis Technologies, AdTech provider, MediaMath, Network level intelligence provider, Gigamon, and many others. Dylan talks to Co-founder and CEO, Chris Gladwin, about the present and future of his remarkable company.Have a look at ocient.com!

Remember when Hadoop was predicted to replace the data warehouse? How'd that work out for Hadoop? Data Warehousing is doing just fine, and has evolved in a variety of customer-friendly ways in the last few years. It can also play nice with data science and data lakehouses, as well as modern data pipelines and other interesting analytics architectures. There are even hyperscale data warehouses these days!   Find out more on this episode of DM Radio, as Host Eric Kavanagh interviews veteran analyst Philip Russom, along with Tyler Owen of Teradata, and Chris Gladwin of Ocient.

CEOs Mike Gamson of Relativity and Chris Gladwin of Ocient share their perspectives on building powerful company culture in a hybrid world.

Remember when Hadoop was predicted to replace the data warehouse? How'd that work out for Hadoop? Data Warehousing is doing just fine, and has evolved in a variety of customer-friendly ways in the last few years. It can also play nice with Data Science and Data Lakehouses, as well as modern data pipelines and other interesting analytics architectures. There are even hyperscale data warehouses these days! Find out more on this episode of DM Radio, as Host @eric_kavangh interviews veteran Analyst Phliip Russom, along with Tyler Owen of Teradata, and Chris Gladwin of Ocient.

We saw a recent article in Blocks and Files (Storage facing trillion-row db apocalypse), about a couple of companies which were trying to deal with trillion row database queries without taking weeks to respond. One of those companies was Ocient (@Ocient), a Chicago startup, whose CEO and Co-Founder, Chris Gladwin, was an old friend from … Continue reading "133: GreyBeards talk trillion row databases/data lakes with Ocient CEO & Co-founder, Chris Gladwin"

We saw a recent article in Blocks and Files (Storage facing trillion-row db apocalypse), about a couple of companies which were trying to deal with trillion row database queries without taking weeks to respond. One of those companies was Ocient (@Ocient), a Chicago startup, whose CEO and Co-Founder, Chris Gladwin, was an old friend from … Continue reading "133: GreyBeards talk trillion row databases/data lakes with Ocient CEO & Co-founder, Chris Gladwin"

On today's episode of the Exit Podcast, we are talking with Chris Gladwin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ocient. Prior to that, he had multiple successful exits, including the sale of Cleversafe, a data storage and distribution company. With plenty of venture backed partners, Chris helped to raise over $100million to grow the company. His hard work would pay off when the company sold for over $1billion to IBM. His other two exits were for Cruise Technologies, a dominant developer of Wireless Thin Clients, and MusicNow, the world's first music subscription service. Always on the cutting edge, Chris shares with us how he started, grew, and sold each company. Team Building Still thinking about how to make data storage better, Chris founded Cleversafe. He built upon the techniques used in wireless communications to create a new and improved method to store and distribute the world's data. When it came to growing the team for this core information technology company, Chris says the challenge was that it was very resource intensive. In order to hire the right people that were capable of growing this technology, Chris had to raise a lot of money. He ended up raising $100million and focused on finding his team. At the time, Motorola was collapsing and a lot of people with the right experience were looking for new jobs. Chris grabbed a lot of those people and brought them on board at Cleversafe. In addition, he brought on people he knew from his prior experiences in the space and also tapped into college recruiting. By the time IBM acquired Cleversafe they had 250 employees. 100% Conversion Rate The main KPI Cleversafe focused on was how many qualified opportunities they were winning. Chris says they eventually got into the zone and for every potential client they got into the pilot, they were converting 100% of them. With these being multi-million dollar orders, Chris knew they had made it. The company was doing very well and Chris had no intention to sell when IBM approached him. Continuing to pursue them, IBM ultimately made an offer that Chris couldn't refuse. With their initial approach in March 2019, by November of that year the sale would be final. Chris says the company's investors and employees didn't even know of the acquisition until the day before. Everyone involved was very pleased though, as the $1billion sales price meant a large financial upside for everyone. Chris recognizes that there is a lot of opportunity to not treat employees right in the sale of a company, but he's very proud of what they were able to do for everyone. Knowing What You Know Now, What Would You Tell Yourself Ten Years Ago? Chris's newest company, Ocient, is very similar to Cleversafe, so there are plenty of cheats he could tell himself, but he says he wouldn't. Chris believes it's the challenge that drives the satisfaction. He also does everything in a way that, even if it fails, he would have still done it because he doesn't do it for the money, he does it because it's his craft. So, he would tell himself only that he needs to figure it out for himself. For More Information To learn more about Chris's newest endeavor, visit www.ocient.com. As they work to create the largest data analysis systems, they're always looking for talented individuals to join the team. If you think you'd be a good fit, consider applying on their website. -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You'll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

Ocient is a software startup that specializes in complex analysis of the world's largest datasets. Early adopters are hyperscale web companies and enterprises that need to analyze data sets of billions or trillions of records. Prior to Ocient, Gladwin was the founder of object storage vendor Cleversafe, acquired by IBM in 2015. That experience with mega-size data storage  carried over to Ocient, whose software is optimized to run on NVMe solid state storage, industry standard CPUs, and 100 GB networking. John Foley is editor of the Cloud Database Report and senior analyst with Acceleration Economy. Key topics from the interview include: Ocient is focused on very large datasets—petabytes, exabytes, and trillions of rows of dataLeading uses cases include digital ad auctions, telecom network traffic, vehicle fleetsOcient uses a computer adjacent architecture with storage and compute in the same tierOcient is available on premises, in the cloud, and as a managed serviceWhat's ahead for Ocient in 2022Quotes from the podcast: "Our focus is on complex analysis of at least hundreds of billions of records, if not trillions or tens of trillions or hundreds of trillions. That's that's territory that was previously impossible.""Billions is kind of the last scale at which humans can actually make or touch data that big. It's very hard to do, but it's possible. But at trillions scale, it's just not possible.""I've challenged people to give me an example of some new technology, some new version of something that makes less data than the version it replaces.""5g is arguably the largest technology infrastructure investment ever. It's going to create a whole lot more data, at least 10 times the amount of data, for everything.""What we see is, over time, data analysis is going to occur on these hyperscale systems."

Four-time-startup-founder Chris Gladwin is a Chicago guy, and he's spent much of his career bucking the notion that game-changing tech solutions can only be nurtured to market maturity on the coasts. But if you ask him, it's not lightning-in-a-bottle moments that have propelled his journey; it's the idea that successful companies are built in increments, over what he calls “person centuries,” by constantly lending an ear to your customers and earnestly addressing their concerns and needs.In his talk with Jesse, Chris talks about his journey as an IT customer and deliverer of user-friendly enterprise solutions. He describes why IT systems are becoming more complex, and why the need for adept IT talent isn't likely to lessen any time soon. He reveals the ambitious plan behind P33, the organization he started to transform Chicago into a tech hub. He describes in detail how businesses can listen to the customer at scale. And he leaves us with a look at the future of data analysis - a future he's helping to write as CEO of Ocient. (2:51) How Chris's early journey as a customer of IT products prepared him to build consumer-friendly solutions(8:19) The rapidly accelerating complexity of IT systems and data ownership(12:40) “We know what works” -- how to prepare more people to work in IT(14:56) The allure of Chicago, and why Chris started P33 to help transform it(21:17) Building organizations that know how to listen at scale(25:36) Looking ahead: We can analyze more data than ever, but what will we do with it? Guest BioChris Gladwin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ocient, the Chicago-based company enabling rapid analysis and management of the world's largest datasets. In 2004, Chris founded Cleversafe, which became the largest and most strategic object storage vendor in the world (according to IDC). The technology he started generated over 1,000 patents granted or filed. Prior to Cleversafe, Chris was the Founder and CEO of startups MusicNow and Cruise Technologies, and led product strategy for Zenith Data Systems. He started his career at Martin Marietta, and holds a mechanical engineering degree from MIT.Helpful Links Ocient's websiteP33 Chicago: The organization Chris started to turn Chicago into a major tech hub by 2033Article on Chris in the Chicago TribuneChris on LinkedInEpisode features: Royalty Free Music "Chicago Nights" Prod. by Danya Vodovoz

Chris Gladwin is a true business builder. It is his craft. He has now launched four startups, including one which raised $100M and sold for over $1B to IBM. His current venture is Ocient, operating out of Great Lakes. It has raised more than $65M from top-tier investors like Gaingels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PSP Capital Partners, and Northwestern University.

Chris Gladwin is a true business builder. It is his craft. He has now launched four startups, including one which raised $100M and sold for over $1B to IBM. His current venture is Ocient, operating out of Great Lakes. It has raised more than $65M from top-tier investors like Gaingels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PSP Capital Partners, and Northwestern University.

Even if you don’t live in his hometown of Chicago, you should know Chris Gladwin. Because he’s a 6-time Founder… including at least one Unicorn. Chris is CEO & Co-Founder of Ocient, which has created the leading high-performance database & analytics platform for the world’s largest datasets. Ocient’s database handles datasets in the petabyte to exabyte range. It’s designed to hold quadrillions of rows of data, ingress at speeds of billions of rows per second, and compute results at rates of trillions of rows per second. To put that into perspective: Caltech researcher Roy Williams suggested that “all words ever spoken by human beings” could be stored in 5 exabytes of data. To scale Ocient, Chris raised venture capital from OCA Ventures & In-Q-Tel. He also serves as Co Chair of P33, the ambitious initiative to boost Chicago’s tech economy. Prior, he founded Cleversafe, the object storage software & systems developer which IBM acquired for $1.3 billion. In this 20-minute conversation, Chris reveals how he hires Rockstars, what he looks for, and why he does it.  

Ocient co-founder Chris Gladwin joins this episode to take us down his entrepreneurial journey, starting as a child born and raised in Ohio (7:07) to his days at MIT (14:02), including the internship that kicked off his entire career. He dives into his first few jobs: Evaluating information technology products for Martin Marietta (now Locheed Martin) (21:34) and then building ethernet into portable PCs at Zenith Data Systems (24:07). His first startup, Cruise Technologies, stemmed from his time at Zenith, developing Wireless Thin Clients (29:00) from which he shares lessons learned in building respectful relationships with investors (32:19). He then goes on to explain how those lessons enabled him to raise money for his next startup, a music subscription service called MusicNow, which he founded in 1999 (38:47). Yes, he founded this company just a few years before iTunes, and yes, that's a frustrating subject Gladwin discusses as well (44:15). However, his experience with MusicNow created a natural bridge into his next company, Cleversafe, the largest data storage system in the world (45:50), which he sold to IBM for $1.3 billion in 2015 (55:00). Finally, he explains the purpose for starting his current venture, Ocient, where he's building new technology to analyze the world's largest sets of data, faster than ever before (56:12). For More, Follow Us Here: Fritz NelsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritznelson/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/fnelson Chris GladwinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gladwin-7ba42b/ Grow WireLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-wire/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrowWire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growwire/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowWire/

Chris Gladwin is the current Founder/CEO of Chicago startup Ocient, and the former Founder/CEO of Cleversafe, which he sold to IBM for $1.3B in 2015. We're excited to share this conversation with you because it’s a great example of an entrepreneur who had to take multiple swings before all the stars aligned in order to have the kind of outcome most entrepreneurs dream of. -- This episode is brought to you by Integrity Power Search (integritypowersearch.com). -- drivecapital.com twitter.com/drivecapital

Chris Gladwin knows how to stay ahead of the curve. His digital music distribution service, MusicNow, launched five years ahead of iTunes and over a decade prior to Spotify. His tablet came out twenty years before the iPad, just as his company Cleversafe, a cloud storage company, burst onto the scene well before “cloud” technology became a trendy topic. Now, Chris and his new company, Ocient, are building solutions for data-analytics problems that companies will face a few years down the road. We talked to Chris to hear his thoughts on what it takes to innovate, disrupt, and promote a powerful vision to tackle problems before they've even arisen.

Cleversafe founder Chris Gladwin came up with a better way to store data. Now all he had to do was prove it.

Chris Gladwin is the CEO and Founder of Ocient, a startup building software that enables sophisticated users of data to handle massive amounts of information fast enough to make real-time decisions. Two years ago Chris sold his data storage company Cleversafe to IBM for $1.3 billion. Cleversafe was the largest and most strategic object storage vendor in the world. The technology he started generated over 1,000 patents granted or filed, creating one of the ten most powerful patent portfolios in the world. Prior to Cleversafe, Chris was the Founder and CEO of startups MusicNow and Cruise Technologies, and led product strategy for Zenith Data Systems. He started his career at Martin Marietta, and holds a mechanical engineering degree from MIT. In This Episode You Will Learn: The story of Chris’s senior prank and the lessons around forming a team, have a vision, and setting goals that translate to being an entrepreneur The importance of not being too far ahead of the market and how you know if you have the timing right? His experience developing a tablet computer 20 years before the iPad Why Cleversafe was able to get a multiyear head start on everyone else in the industry  How storage worked before Cleversafe Why Peter Barris, Managing General Partner at New Enterprise Associates, doesn’t think Cleversafe could have happened in Silicon Valley How the sale to IBM came about Why you want to be bought not sold What it was like delivering the news of the sale of Cleversafe to everyone The impact on the Chicago ecosystem of the Cleversafe exit minting 80 new millionaires How Chris landed his first reference customer for Cleversafe How Chicago tech has changed since his first company in geography and scale Why we still need a Chicago tech anchor Chris's thoughts on Chicago's potential for Amazon HQ2 and what they should be indexing on Why Chris requires 5-8 nonstop flights a day to any satellite office location Chicago's biggest advantages over Silicon Valley? talent cost and talent retention The similarities between being a founder and a poker player Why you have to put yourself in a position to realize your ambition What Chris focuses on? Building the team, raising money, and building a pipeline of customer information and feedback into the company  The similarities between being a founder and a journalist Favorite Books: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet by David Kahn

Chris Gladwin, CEO of Cleversafe, has built a highly valuable company using a unique and impressive IP strategy in the enterprise storage space. We discuss fat startups, valuation of patent portfolios, and more.

Chris is the Founder of Cleversafe, a company whose software is the foundation of many of the largest data storage systems in the world. Cleversafe’s software creates data storage clouds used by enterprises, service providers and storage-intensive applications for its rock-solid reliability, integrated security, massive scalability and cost-effectiveness.

Chris is the Founder of Cleversafe, a company whose software is the foundation of many of the largest data storage systems in the world. Cleversafe’s software creates data storage clouds used by enterprises, service providers and storage-intensive applications for its rock-solid reliability, integrated security, massive scalability and cost-effectiveness.