Aster Data Systems, Mayank Bawa CEO and Co-Founder to Speak at Web 3.0 Conference on Massive Computing Power in the Cloud

What: Mayank Bawa, CEO and co-founder, Aster Data Systems will join a group of distinguished panelists to discuss how the increasing levels of data capture and new Web 3.0 data models such as graph databases, the social graph, and more, are creating new opportunities to extract value from data. Enormous computing power is often necessary to really make sense of it. Yet, building data centers capable of processing all that data efficiently can be prohibitively expensive. Cloud computing offers the ability to leverage dozens or even hundreds of servers on an hourly, as-needed basis.

Aster is a proven leader in the area of high-performance analytic database systems for data warehousing and recently became the first vendor in the space to provide In-Database MapReduce services in the cloud through its flagship Aster nCluster database product. nCluster Cloud Edition provides a multi-terabyte-scale cloud-based option for data warehousing and advanced analytics. Aster nCluster Cloud Edition is currently available on both Amazon Web Services (NASD:AMZN) and AppNexus on-demand offerings.


Who: Mayank Bawa is CEO and co-founder of Aster Data Systems, where he leads the company’s strategic planning, management and technology development. He has led the company as it matured from an idea based on the co-founders research at Stanford University to an enterprise software company powering the most advanced customer data warehouses.

Mayank has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from IIT-Bombay, and a Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. Mayank was the recipient of the Stanford Graduate Fellowship (Sequoia Capital Fellow) at Stanford University during his doctorate studies. Mayank has published a dozen academic papers in top database conferences and has been affiliated with IBM Research and Microsoft Research.

When: Web 3.0 Conference
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. ET

Where: The New Yorker Hotel
May 19-20, 2009
481 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10001
PH: 212-971-0101

About Aster Data Systems: Aster Data Systems is a proven leader in high-performance analytic database systems for data warehousing – the first DBMS to tightly integrate SQL with MapReduce - providing deep insights on data analyzed on clusters of low-cost commodity hardware. The Aster nCluster database cost-effectively powers frontline analytic applications for companies such as Coremetrics, MySpace, aCerno (an Akamai company), and ShareThis. Running on low-cost off-the-shelf hardware, and providing ’hands-free’ administration, Aster enables enterprises to meet their data warehousing needs within their budget. Aster is headquartered in San Carlos, California and is backed by Sequoia Capital, JAFCO Ventures, IVP, Cambrian Ventures, and First Round Capital, as well as industry visionaries including David Cheriton, Rajeev Motwani and Ron Conway. For more information please visit http://www.asterdata.com, or call 650-232-4400.

Aster Data Systems, Aster nCluster and the Aster logo are registered trademarks of Aster Data Systems. All other brands and trademarks referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Contacts: For in-person media meetings with Bawa, contact:
Michelle Van Jura
Zag Communications for Aster Data Systems
PH: 646-781-9323
C: 310-420-4062
michelle@zagcommunications.com
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