Hack/reduce

hack/reduce
Founded 2012
Type 501(c)(3)
Focus Big Data
Location
Slogan Code Big or Go Home!
Website www.hackreduce.org
The Kendall Boiler and Tank Company building where hack/reduce is housed

hack/reduce is a 501(c)(3) non-profit created to cultivate a community of Big Data experts in Boston.[1] It is located in the historic Kendall Boiler and Tank Company building at 275 Third Street in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It was founded by serial entrepreneurs Christopher P. Lynch and Frederic Lalonde in May 2012.[2] At its founding, hack/reduce raised more than $500,000 from local venture capital firms and industry technology leaders.[2] hack/reduce is a “community hacker space” for Big Data that provides high performance compute resources, large data sets and subject matter expertise to help identify and implement Big Data projects.[1] It has partnerships with MIT, CSAIL, Bentley University. and Harvard.[3] Sponsors include Microsoft, IBM, GoGrid, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Dell, Atlas Venture, Bessemer Venture Partners, Hopper, Bright Spark Ventures, Google, and others.[4]

In June 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced the Massachusetts Big Data Initiative which comprised corporate, academic, and government programs supporting Big Data as well as a $50,000 grant and the State's support for hack/reduce.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 About. hack/reduce . Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  2. 1 2 Big data center opening in Cambridge - Business. Boston.com . Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  3. ↑ Hack/Reduce to Open Thursday as Lynch Fires Back at Big Data "Knuckleheads". Xconomy. Retrieved on 2012-11-08.
  4. ↑ 'Big data' center hack/reduce getting big buzz - Boston Business Journal. Bizjournals.com . Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  5. ↑ hack/reduce: Boston Steps Up Its Big Data Game. BostInno . Retrieved 2012-11-08.

Coordinates: 42°21′58″N 71°5′2″W / 42.36611°N 71.08389°W / 42.36611; -71.08389


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