The most successful of these new Big Data mining toolmakers and consultants will likely be those that first master and then advance the technology of data compression.

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"Opera practically invented cloud compression to improve mobile user experience, and the team at Skyfire is proud to join forces and advance cloud solutions together, " said Jeffrey Glueck, CEO of Skyfire.

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