/EINPresswire.com/ -- PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - June 19, 2017) - Cask (cask.co), the company that makes building and deploying big data solutions easy, announced today that Database Trends and Applications (DBTA) magazine has included the company in the fifth annual "DBTA 100: The Companies That Matter Most in Data," a special list that salutes the top companies in data management and analysis today. From longstanding industry veterans, to new big data vendors disrupting the status quo, the DBTA 100 recognizes companies based on their presence, execution, vision and innovation in delivering products and services to the marketplace.

"Cask is committed to helping our customers solve complex big data application and integration challenges, accelerate time to value from their data and reduce risk," said Max Herrmann, Chief Marketing Officer at Cask. "Our standards-driven, 'build once, run anywhere' architecture drastically simplifies development, operations, security and governance of data lakes and data applications, while providing flexibility in technology choices and agility to easily deploy or move solutions between on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. We are honored to be included in the Database Trends and Applications Top 100 list."

"We're excited to announce our fifth annual list, as the industry continues to grow and transform. Today, more than ever, businesses are looking for ways to manage and leverage their information resources to create new opportunities and deliver a real competitive advantage. A fundamental change is taking place where every business is also moving towards becoming a data business," remarked Thomas Hogan, Group Publisher at Database Trends and Applications. "This list seeks to highlight those companies that have been successful in establishing themselves as unique resources for data professionals and stakeholders."

DBTA's recognition comes after Cask received the SD Times "Best in Show" Award for Big Data and Analytics earlier this month.

The "DBTA 100" is compiled annually by the editorial staff at Database Trends and Applications. This year's selections can be viewed here.

About Cask

Cask makes building and running big data solutions on-premises or in the cloud easy with Cask Data Application Platform (CDAP), the first unified integration platform for big data. CDAP reduces the time to production for data lakes and data applications by 80%, empowering the business to make better decisions faster. Cask customers and partners include AT&T, AWS, Cloudera, Ericsson, Google, IBM, Lotame, MapR, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Tableau, among others.

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