{{Short description|Environment for analytics}} {{Infobox company | name = Alpine Data Labs | logo = File:Alpine_only_logo.jpg | logo_caption = | image = | image_caption = | type = Private | industry = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = San Mateo, California 2011 | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | location_city = San Francisco, California | locations = <!-- Number of locations, stores, offices, etc. --> | area_served = | key_people = Dan Udoutch, President & CEO Steven Hillion, Chief Product Officer | services = Advanced Analytics on Hadoop and Big Data | num_employees = 45 (As of October 2013) | parent = | subsid = | founders = Anderson Wong & Yi-Ling Chen | location_country = USA | homepage = {{URL|http://www.alpinedata.com}} }}
'''Alpine Data Labs''' is an advanced analytics interface working with Apache Hadoop and big data.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sandhill.com/article/sand-hill-50-swift-and-strong-in-big-data/|title=Sand Hill 50 "Swift and Strong" in Big Data|publisher=Sand Hill|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name=expand1>{{cite web|url=http://insideanalysis.com/2014/01/10-companies-and-technologies-to-watch-in-2014/|title=10 Companies and Technologies to Watch in 2014|publisher=Inside Analysis|author=Robin Bloor|date=January 6, 2014|accessdate=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317085403/http://insideanalysis.com/2014/01/10-companies-and-technologies-to-watch-in-2014/|archive-date=March 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://datadoodle.com/2013/12/04/alpine-data-and-goliath/|title=Alpine Data and Goliath|publisher=Data Doodle|author=Ted Cuzzillo|date=December 4, 2013|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/10/30/big-data-little-companies-these-six-startups-want-to-disrupt-the-data-world/|title=Big data, little companies: These six startups want to disrupt the data world|publisher=Venture Beat|author=Eric Blattberg|date=2013-10-30|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=2220&doc_id=268388|title=Big-Data Draws Attention at Interop New York|publisher=All Analytics|author=Noreen Seebacher|date=October 2, 2013|accessdate=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308220543/http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=2220&doc_id=268388|archive-date=March 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emc/2013/12/03/making-big-data-work-for-your-business/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207084755/http://www.forbes.com/sites/emc/2013/12/03/making-big-data-work-for-your-business/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2013|title=Making Big Data Work For Your Business|work=Forbes|author=Scott Koegler|date=December 3, 2013|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> It provides a collaborative, visual environment to create and deploy analytics workflow and predictive models.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.analystone.com/the-analyst-one-top-technologies-list/|title=The breakthrough technologies every analyst should know about|publisher=Analyst One|author=Bob Gourley|date=2013-10-17|accessdate=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308233907/http://www.analystone.com/the-analyst-one-top-technologies-list/|archive-date=2014-03-08|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/10/29/2014-the-year-of-big-data-applications-bigdatanyc-2013/|title=2014, the year of Big Data applications|publisher=Silicon Angle|author=Valentina Craft|date=2013-10-29|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> This aims to make analytics more suitable for business analyst level staff, like sales and other departments using the data, rather than requiring a "data engineer" or "data scientist" who understands languages like MapReduce or Pig.<ref name=expand1/><ref name=expand2>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/11/22/alpine-data-labs-gets-16m-to-ensure-companies-wont-fail-with-hadoop/|title=Alpine Data Labs gets $16M to ensure companies 'won't fail' with big data analytics|publisher=Venture Beat|author=Christina Farr|date=2013-11-22|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name=expand3>{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2013/11/22/alpine-data-labs-raises-16-million-for-its-visual-approach-to-data-science/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140308203153/http://gigaom.com/2013/11/22/alpine-data-labs-raises-16-million-for-its-visual-approach-to-data-science/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2014|title=Alpine Data Labs raises $16 million for its visual approach to data science|publisher=Gigaom|author=Derrick Harris|date=2013-11-22|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref>
Dan Udoutch serves as president and CEO of Alpine Data Labs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/09/24/whats-a-cmo-to-do-alpine-data-labs-otto-and-aziza-on-the-digital-marketing-landscape/|title=What's A CMO To Do? Alpine Data Labs' Otto And Aziza On The Digital Marketing Landscape|work=Forbes|author=Gil Press|date=2013-09-24|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref>
==History==
Ex-Greenplum employees Anderson Wong and Yi-Ling Chen developed an app that could work with databases, which was used by the Data Science team at EMC<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.informationweek.com/software/information-management/emc-taps-alpine-as-sas-alternative-for-analytics/d/d-id/1106183?piddl_msgorder=|title=EMC Taps Alpine As SAS Alternative For Analytics - InformationWeek|work=InformationWeek|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en}}</ref> as well as early customers in Financial Services and Digital Media.<ref name=expand6>{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2011/07/20/greenplum-protege-brings-predictive-muscle-to-exadata/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140308203124/http://gigaom.com/2011/07/20/greenplum-protege-brings-predictive-muscle-to-exadata/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2014|title=Greenplum protégé brings predictive muscle to Exadata|publisher=Gigaom|author=Derrick Harris|date=July 20, 2011|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://datascienceseries.com/partners/partners/alpine-data-labs|title=Alpine Data Labs {{!}} Partners {{!}} Partners {{!}} Data Science Series|last=EMC|website=datascienceseries.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115082848/http://datascienceseries.com/partners/partners/alpine-data-labs|archive-date=2017-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alpine Data Labs was co-founded by Wong and Chen in 2010.<ref name=expand4>{{cite web|url=http://www.datanami.com/datanami/2013-10-29/alpine_demos_big_data_analytics_from_an_ipad.html|title=Alpine Demos Big Data Analytics from an iPad|publisher=Datanami|author=Alex Woodie|date=2013-10-29|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/alpine-data-labs-scores-7-5-million-to-help-companies-analyze-troves-of-data/|title=Alpine Data Labs Scores $7.5 Million To Help Companies Analyze Troves Of Data|publisher=TechCrunch|author=Robin Wauters|date=May 11, 2011|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> That year, Alpine raised 7.5 million in Series A round funding from EMC Greenplum, Sierra Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sumitomo Corp. Equity Asia.<ref name="expand5">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/05/11/alpine-labs-gets-75m-to-mine-big-data.html|title=Alpine Labs gets $7.5M to mine Big Data|author=Patrick Hoge|date=May 11, 2011|publisher=San Francisco Business Times|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> The funding was used in part to set up Alpine's headquarters in San Mateo, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Alpine-Data-Labs-Raises-75-Million-in-Series-A-Funding-and-Formally-Launches-in-the-US-75490.aspx|title=Alpine Data Labs Raises $7.5 Million in Series A Funding and Formally Launches in the U.S.|publisher=Database Trends and Applications|date=May 13, 2011|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> Alpine also appointed its Chief Product Officer, Steven Hillion, who had led the Data Science team at Greenplum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/potmsearch/detail/submission/459871/Steven_Hillion|title=www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/potmsearch/detail/submission/459871/Steven_Hillion|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> Alpine's core product then, Alpine Miner, allowed for non-data scientists to create predictive analytics data models without using code and used an "In-Database" model.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/05/23/alpine-data-labs-offers-visualization-tools-to-create-in-database-analytics-models/|title=Alpine Data Labs Offers Visualization Tools to Create In-Database Analytics Models|publisher=Silicon Angle|author=Jeffrey Kelly|date=May 23, 2011|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datanami.com/datanami/2012-02-16/alpine_data_climbs_analytics_mountain.html|title=Alpine Data Climbs Analytics Mountain|publisher=Datanami|author=Robert Gelber|date=February 16, 2012|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> In June 2011, Alpine Miner 2.0 for Oracle Database was released.<ref name=expand6/>
Tom Ryan was appointed CEO and president of Alpine Data Labs in January 2012 and served until April 2013. The following month, Joe Otto was appointed to serve as CEO and president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pehub.com/2013/03/alpine-data-labs-names-joe-otto-ceo/|title=Alpine Data Labs Names Joe Otto CEO|publisher=Reuters PE HUB|date=May 3, 2013|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> In November 2013, Alpine Data Labs raised $16 million in Series B venture funding.<ref name=expand2/><ref name=expand3/> Investors included Sierra Ventures, Mission Ventures, UMC Capital, and Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/11/22/alpine-data-labs-raises-series-b/|title=This Startup Just Raised $16M To Help Barclays, Nike And Havas Play With Big Data|work=Forbes|author=Alex Konrad|date=2013-11-22|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> That same month, it also released Alpine 3.0, which introduced a drag and drop interface and access to data from any device that with internet capabilities, including tablets and phones.<ref name=expand4/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/127869/products-of-the-week-111113.html#slide16|title=Products of the week 11.11.13|publisher=Network World|author=Brandon Butler|date=November 11, 2013|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> This makes it possible for analysts to access data on Hadoop, and other databases and data warehouses, without IT having to move the data into another interface.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/alpine-data-analytics-app-works-directly-against-hadoop.html|title=Alpine Data Analytics App Works Directly Against Hadoop|publisher=IT Business Edge|author=Mike Vizard|date=November 7, 2013|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> Alpine also moved its headquarters from San Mateo to San Francisco in November 2013, by which point the company had significantly expanded the functional breadth of its platform with enterprise collaboration and governance features.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.butleranalytics.com/alpine-data-labs/|title=Alpine Data Labs - Butler Analytics|date=2013-08-26|work=Butler Analytics|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2014, the company released an integration with the R programming language, as well as support for all major Hadoop distributions and all major relational databases.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/alpines-chorus-analytics-framework-sings-with-more-languages/98345|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021195842/http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/alpines-chorus-analytics-framework-sings-with-more-languages/98345|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 21, 2014|title=Alpine's Chorus analytics framework sings with more languages|work=IT World Canada|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
Alpine was acquired by TIBCO Software in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tibco.com/press-releases/2017/tibco-acquires-alpine-data-add-collaborative-project-management-advanced|title=TIBCO Acquires Alpine Data to Add Collaborative Project Management for Advanced Analytics {{!}} TIBCO Software|website=www.tibco.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-15}}</ref>
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