Denodo

Table of Contents

  1. Social handles and URLs
  2. Key Features
  3. Brief history 
  4. Executive team
  5. Competitors
  6. References

Denodo is a data management platform specializing in data virtualization, which allows organizations to access and integrate disparate data sources in real-time without physically moving the data. Its key differentiator is its logical data fabric approach, which enables businesses to create a unified, virtual view of their data for analytics and business intelligence with greater agility and lower replication costs compared to traditional data warehousing and ETL methods.

https://www.denodo.com

Social handles and URLs

  • LinkedIn: Denodo | https://www.linkedin.com/company/denodo/
  • X (formerly Twitter): @denodo | https://twitter.com/denodo
  • YouTube: Denodo Technologies | https://www.youtube.com/user/DenodoTechnologies
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Key Features

  • Data Virtualization: The core technology that creates a single, logical data layer by connecting to diverse data sources (cloud, on-premises, SaaS, big data) without needing to physically copy or move the data.
  • Dynamic Query Optimizer: An advanced, AI-powered “cost-based” optimizer that intelligently rewrites queries and pushes down processing to the source systems to ensure the fastest possible performance for data requests.
  • Logical Data Fabric: Extends data virtualization to create an enterprise-wide architecture for delivering data in real-time. This supports use cases like a logical data warehouse, logical data lake, and a unified data services layer.
  • Integrated Data Catalog: Provides a centralized, searchable metadata repository that allows users to discover, understand, and govern their virtualized data assets, promoting data literacy and collaboration.
  • Broad Connectivity: Offers a wide range of native connectors and adapters for databases, cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift), SaaS applications (e.g., Salesforce), big data sources, and APIs.
  • Centralized Security and Governance: Enables the management of security policies, data masking, and access controls from a single point, ensuring consistent governance across all underlying data sources.
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Brief history 

Denodo was founded in 1999 as a spin-off from the University of A Coruña, Spain, by Angel Viña and other researchers from the university’s database laboratory. The company was founded on the principle of data virtualization, a concept developed through their academic research aimed at simplifying data access and integration. Over the years, Denodo has grown into a global leader in the data management space, consistently recognized by industry analysts like Gartner and Forrester for its innovation in data virtualization and logical data fabric. The company maintains dual headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and A Coruña, Spain, reflecting its roots in both research and Silicon Valley enterprise technology.

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Executive team

  • Angel Viña: Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Alberto Pan: Executive Vice President (EVP) & Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
  • Ravi Shankar: Senior Vice President (SVP) & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
  • Daniel R. Lender: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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Competitors

Denodo’s competitors span several categories within the data management and integration market:

  • Data Integration & ETL Vendors: Informatica, TIBCO (Cloud Software Group), SAP (Data Intelligence), Oracle Data Integration.
  • Cloud Platform Providers: While often partners, cloud providers like Google Cloud (BigQuery), AWS (Glue), and Microsoft Azure (Data Factory) offer some overlapping data integration capabilities.
  • Data Fabric & Virtualization Specialists: Starburst, Dremio, CData.
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References

  1. Denodo. (n.d.). The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Denodo Platform For A Logical Lakehouse. Retrieved from https://www.denodo.com/en/document/analyst-report/denodo-lakehouse-roi
  2. Denodo. (n.d.). About Denodo: Our History. Retrieved from https://www.denodo.com/en/about-us
  3. Denodo. (n.d.). Denodo Leadership. Retrieved from https://www.denodo.com/en/about-us/leadership
  4. Denodo. (n.d.). The Denodo Platform. Retrieved from https://www.denodo.com/en/denodo-platform
  5. Gartner, Inc. (2023). Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools. Retrieved from https://www.denodo.com/en/document/analyst-report/gartner-magic-quadrant-data-integration-tools-2023
  6. Crunchbase. (n.d.). Denodo Profile. Retrieved from https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/denodo
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