Big Data in Big Sky Country: Alex Philp co-founder, president and CEO of TerraEchos

When the earth vibrates, how can you tell whether it was caused by an approaching tank – or a bunny rabbit?

IBM Champion Alex Philp, co-founder, president and CEO of TerraEchos, answers questions like this every day. TerraEchos is focused on collecting and analyzing "Big Data in Motion," and immediately acting on it for monitoring and security purposes. One of our newest IBM Champions, Alex has been a park ranger in Glacier National Park and worked on environmental policy as a staffer for a US Senator. Today, he tackles Big Data challenges from Big Sky Country in Missoula, Montana.

Posted by Crysta Anderson

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