Congrats to GoodData for winning the 2009 AWS Start-up Challenge. OfficeDrop was a finalist in the 2008 AWS Start-up Challenge, and we found the exposure very helpful in the early launch of our service. We love learning how other companies are advancing the use of the cloud with their innovations. The winner and runner up this year are doing some pretty awesome things with the cloud:
The winner, GoodData, is a data visualization service that helps SaaS businesses learn more about their customer base. A very cool product that takes real advantage of the power of cloud computing – the ability to quickly crunch a large data set (and store it too!) and produce intense visualizations. Congratulations to the team there!
The runner up, Bizo, uses the cloud to do intense targeting for B2B companies. With Amazon’s cloud, Bizo can target B2B buyers precisely based on demographics, location and more. This type of computation requires serious computing power, so the cloud is the natural way to build a targeting company.
Thanks! It’s a great boost for GoodData, and so energizing to see how many companies are building their business on the cloud.
-Sam
@gooddata
Looks like you and your team are up to some really cool stuff – good luck as you grow the business!