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SQream Announces Prominent Industry and Technology Leaders as New Members of Its Advisory BoardTEL AVIV, Israel, March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SQream, developer of SQream DB, a GPU database that consistently provides fast access and analysis of extremely large and growing data stores at a fraction of the cost, announced today that five industry leaders have joined its advisory board. SQream CEO Ami Gal noted, "These leaders represent a wealth of market knowledge and insight into the needs of global companies. Their expertise will help us deliver on our mission to bring a new generation of computing necessary for enterprises and governments to process very large data stores, which is required to stay competitive in the 21st century." The addition of the advisory board members comes on the heels of SQream's recent announcement of its collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA). The companies are committed to working together to bring SQream's GPU database as a cloud service offering to Alibaba Cloud customers. The strategic agreement with Alibaba provides a significant growth path for SQream into the Chinese market. "SQream DB represents a fundamental shift in marrying advanced chip and software technologies to bring to customers a once in a generation advance for exploiting very large data insights," said Charlie Federman, Partner at SilverTech Ventures. "We look forward to working closely with the team to accelerate SQream's global market penetration." "I am very excited to work with this innovative and fast-growing company," said Richard Foster, Senior Partner, Emeritus, McKinsey & Company and Member of the Board of Directors of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, amongst other board positions. "The potential for SQream to enable breakthrough medical insights by harnessing the power of big data is breathtaking." "The need to maximize very large structured data at high speed is not an option if you are to stay competitive in a globalized world," said Andy Brown, CEO of Sand Hill East, LLC. "SQream is uniquely positioned to help organizations leverage their data to drive deision analytics in ways previously unattainable." Lane Bess, Principal and Founder of Bess Ventures and Advisory and former CEO of Palo Alto Networks noted, "The team at SQream has managed to develop disruptive technology to deliver the fastest data analytics in the market. The undertaking is quite complex and the achievement is unique." The following is a list of the five new advisory board members. Charlie Federman, Partner SilverTech Ventures Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners Lane Bess, Principal and Founder, Bess Ventures and Advisory Richard Foster, Director, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Andy Brown, CEO, Sand Hill East To learn more about SQream DB, download the SQream DB white paper here. About SQream Technologies Media Contact David Leichner
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