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REVOLUTION ANALYTICS – HIGH PERFORMANCE R ANALYTICS FOR THE ENTERPRISE

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Posted on September 27, 2013

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· Last updated: December 7, 2018

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Overview of Revolution Analytics and R

Revolution Analytics is the leading commercial provider of software and services based on the open source R project for statistical computing. Led by analytics consulting veteran Dave Rich, the company brings high performance, productivity, and enterprise readiness to R, the most powerful statistics language in the world. The company’s Revolution R Enterprise software meets the big data and big analytics production needs of large organizations in industries such as finance, life sciences, retail, manufacturing, and media.

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revolution analytics

R has emerged as a standard platform for innovation in statistical analysis and is used by over 2 million data scientists in academia and at cutting-edge companies such as Google, Bank of America, and Acxiom. Revolution Analytics is committed to fostering the continued growth of the R community, sponsors R user groups and conferences worldwide, and offers free licenses of Revolution R Enterprise to academia.

High Performance R Solutions for Enterprise

Products/ Services offered
Revolution R Enterprise:

  • Big Data and High Performance analytics platform consisting of:
  • RevoR Performance enhanced Open Source R + Open Source R packages
  • ConnectR High speed and direct connectors to platforms likeTeradata, Hadoop and Netezza, and import of SAS, SPSS, CSV etc file formats

REVOLUTION ANALYTICS – HIGH PERFORMANCE R ANALYTICS FOR THE ENTERPRISE

Revolution Analytics Expansion into Europe

The UK Team
In early 2013, Revolution Analytics opened their European office, headquartered in London.

Key Leadership Team in the UK

Neil Miller, Managing Director, International: Neil Miller is responsible for Revolution Analytics’ business and growth outside the Americas and is based in the U.K. Neil Miller joined the company after 14 years at Accenture where he led Analytics, CRM Customer Insight and Marketing Transformation practices in the U.K, Ireland and Europe.

Nick Barber, EMEA Sales Director: Nick Barber is responsible for defining and building a successful multi-million dollar sales channel for Revolution Analytics in Europe. Previously, Nick Barber worked at the SAS Institute building a new alliances channel with partners such as Cap Gemini, Deloitte, and Accenture.

Andrie de Vries, Business Services Director: Andrie de Vries is responsible for delivering consulting and training services in the use of R. He is a leading R expert within the R user community, and co-authored R for Dummies, an introductory text on the statistical language R.

Simon Field, Technical Services Director: Simon Field is responsible for technical and architecture consulting and pre-sales support. Prior to joining Revolution Analytics, Simon Field was the Chief Technology Officer for IBM’s Big Data portfolio in EMEA with responsibility for both the technical pre-sales and post sales account management organisation

Contact Details for European Headquarters

Contact:
European Office – London
3rd Floor
101 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1RS
Tel: +44 (0) 203 6385 024
Sales Director: nick.barber@revolutionanalytics.com

Revolution Analytics is the leading commercial provider of software and services based on the open source R project for statistical computing. Led by analytics consulting veteran Dave Rich, the company brings high performance, productivity, and enterprise readiness to R, the most powerful statistics language in the world. The company’s Revolution R Enterprise software meets the big data and big analytics production needs of large organizations in industries such as finance, life sciences, retail, manufacturing, and media.

revolution analytics

revolution analytics

R has emerged as a standard platform for innovation in statistical analysis and is used by over 2 million data scientists in academia and at cutting-edge companies such as Google, Bank of America, and Acxiom. Revolution Analytics is committed to fostering the continued growth of the R community, sponsors R user groups and conferences worldwide, and offers free licenses of Revolution R Enterprise to academia.

Products/ Services offered
Revolution R Enterprise:

  • Big Data and High Performance analytics platform consisting of:
  • RevoR Performance enhanced Open Source R + Open Source R packages
  • ConnectR High speed and direct connectors to platforms likeTeradata, Hadoop and Netezza, and import of SAS, SPSS, CSV etc file formats

REVOLUTION ANALYTICS – HIGH PERFORMANCE R ANALYTICS FOR THE ENTERPRISE

The UK Team
In early 2013, Revolution Analytics opened their European office, headquartered in London.

Neil Miller, Managing Director, International: Neil Miller is responsible for Revolution Analytics’ business and growth outside the Americas and is based in the U.K. Neil Miller joined the company after 14 years at Accenture where he led Analytics, CRM Customer Insight and Marketing Transformation practices in the U.K, Ireland and Europe.

Nick Barber, EMEA Sales Director: Nick Barber is responsible for defining and building a successful multi-million dollar sales channel for Revolution Analytics in Europe. Previously, Nick Barber worked at the SAS Institute building a new alliances channel with partners such as Cap Gemini, Deloitte, and Accenture.

Andrie de Vries, Business Services Director: Andrie de Vries is responsible for delivering consulting and training services in the use of R. He is a leading R expert within the R user community, and co-authored R for Dummies, an introductory text on the statistical language R.

Simon Field, Technical Services Director: Simon Field is responsible for technical and architecture consulting and pre-sales support. Prior to joining Revolution Analytics, Simon Field was the Chief Technology Officer for IBM’s Big Data portfolio in EMEA with responsibility for both the technical pre-sales and post sales account management organisation

Contact:
European Office – London
3rd Floor
101 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1RS
Tel: +44 (0) 203 6385 024
Sales Director: nick.barber@revolutionanalytics.com

Key Takeaways

  • Revolution Analytics commercialized and enhanced the open‑source R platform for high‑performance, enterprise analytics.
  • Their flagship product, Revolution R Enterprise, supports big‑data use cases via parallel computing and connectors to systems like Hadoop, Teradata, and SAS.
  • They fostered the R community through free academic licenses, sponsorships, and global user group support.
  • Founded in 2007 in the U.S., the company was acquired by Microsoft in January 2015 and integrated into its analytics ecosystem.

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Revolution R Enterprise?
It’s Revolution Analytics’ flagship enterprise product offering high‑performance R with big‑data capabilities, parallel computing, and connectors to Hadoop, Teradata, SAS, and more.
Does Revolution Analytics support academia?
Yes, they offered free single‑user licenses of Revolution R Enterprise to academic users and sponsored R user groups and conferences globally.
When was Revolution Analytics founded and acquired?
Revolution Analytics was founded in 2007 (as REvolution Computing) and acquired by Microsoft in January 2015.

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