Primary Data is emerging from what it calls "stealth mode" to reveal Steve Wozniak will serve as the data virtualization firm's chief scientist with the Apple co-founder teaming up with former Fusion-io partner David Flynn.

A startup firm, Primary Data develops virtualization software that efficiently routes application data to the most suitable resources across a global network of servers. The software addresses the resource requirements in real-time, granting applications a high level of scalability.

Wozniak says he's eager to share the virtualization platform with the rest of the world, where the compute requirements of nascent technologies are requiring applications to rid themselves of their seams and reliance on one or a handful of servers.

"Innovations like wearables, digital assistants, and the Internet of Things are making computing more and more transparentyour thoughts below.

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