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Massachusetts Invests In Big Data Innovation
The government of Massachussetts is providing $3 million to support the launch of the Open Cloud project.
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Massachusetts is providing $3 million in funding to launch its Open Cloud project, a university-industry partnership to build a new public cloud computing infrastructure for big data innovation.
The investment will be matched by $16 million from industry partners and universities.
"Massachusetts Open Cloud will be a virtual laboratory to big data researchers and innovators in industry, academia, and government across the Commonwealth," says Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
The Open Cloud project is backed by several large companies that will provide engineering and operational talent, equipment, financial support, and business guidance.
Meanwhile, Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, and the University of Massachusetts are leading the effort on the academic side.
"The Massachusetts Open Cloud lets new ideas and different workloads quickly blossom on a range of hardware and software in a transparent and flexible way," says Red Hat's Dave Egts. He says rather than universities and researchers working independently or with a small number of vendors, Open Cloud participants can exchange ideas quickly with each other to try new strategies and develop best practices by using open technology.
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