Note: Kasabi closed down in 2012.
Infochimps’ latest move suggests that the company is accelerating its gradual transition from one business model to another. Their new offerings are intriguing and useful, but it would be a shame to lose this early – and rare – example of a good data market.
After Kasabi’s loss last year, and with a notable lack of new entrants to the space, the pressure really is mounting on DataMarket, Factual, and the few remaining players to show real and lasting value.
A platform as a service (PaaS) model will heavily reduce costs by facilitating the creation of big data constructs while circumventing the need for in-house hardware and maintenance. Enterprises with the resources (or those with the need) to build and manage their own big data infrastructures can also utilize the Infochimps Platform in on-premise deployments.