Predixion: Closer to liftoff

Closer to liftoff...

This week we officially launched our public beta, and it was one of those moments where you've pushed so hard running on adrenaline that when you've reached that summit you collapse because you can finally sleep a good sleep - if only for a moment. With the beta launch we have people from around the world enjoying predictive analytics in the cloud via Predixion Insight. It's exciting watching from behind the scenes as customers launch asynchronous predictive tasks ranging in size from a few kilobytes to 100 megs.

The machinations of a Rube Goldberg contraption comes to mind as the pieces of the system coordinate - a user presses a button causing their data to be launched to the cloud while simultaneously they are automatically provisioned across an array of servers. The data shuttled seamlessly and invisibly between tasks on their behalf being dissected and analyzed before being dropped into a predictive report right back on their desktop.

The movement from development to beta deployment is really wonderful for me personally.  If you haven't yet seen it, go to our website and click on play video to get an overview of the company.  If there's one word I can say about that piece of "marketing," it is that it is sincere.   Go ahead - go watch it.  This is something I've been working toward a long time.  We're releasing a version 1 product and we have a lot to do to fully reach our goals, but right now, any user, anywhere, can access powerful easy-to-use predictive analytics without having to jump through hoops for procurement, acquisition, installation, management, etc. etc. etc.   By creating an Excel-native, subscription-based predictive service, we're taking the traditional barriers barring people from even opening the door to predictive analytics and slashing them to the ground.  

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