AMPLab

AMPLab is a university that focuses on big data analytics, machine learning, and algorithms. The job it does: managing your IT, from help desk to infrastructure, as an outside partner.

Who is it for? Mostly small and mid-sized companies. Alongside the main category they mention Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Services and Machine Learning. As a very large company team themselves (5,000+ people), they tend to serve customers of a similar scale best. At that size expect formal onboarding, documentation and a longer sales cycle.

AMPLab is based in Berkeley, California and founded in 2011. Their site is amplab.cs.berkeley.edu.

Before you commit, look at response SLAs, onboarding, and what is billed per hour. A short pilot with your real data tells you more than any demo.

If you have worked with AMPLab, tell the next buyer what you paid and what surprised you. That is the part of this page we cannot write.