Tag: Hadoop
WANdisco Looks to Accelerate Multi-Cloud Data
As data whizzes from one cloud in one location to another, distributed computing platforms are emerging to help ensure data are consistent and readily available where and when needed. That’s among the goals of the l Read more…
Build on the AWS Cloud with Your Eyes Wide Open
Building data applications on public clouds like Amazon Web Services is a no brainer for many organizations these days. The tools for ingesting, storing, and processing data in the cloud are rapidly maturing, and best of Read more…
Merger with Hortonworks Complete, Cloudera Looks to Future
Cloudera and Hortonworks completed their merger today, becoming the preeminent software supplier in the Hadoop ecosystem and possibly the second largest open source software vendor. Flush with half a billion dollars in c Read more…
2018: A Big Data Year in Review
As 2018 comes to a close, it's worth taking some time to look back on the major events that occurred this year in the big data, data science, and AI space. There's a lot that occurred – and a lot that we chronicled in Read more…
Western Union Clamps Down on Fraud with ML
Money transfers are a rich target for fraudsters, who have devised all sorts of creative ways to steal the funds. But thanks to a sophisticated machine learning system running atop a large Hadoop cluster, Western Union h Read more…
Inside Pachyderm, a Containerized Alternative to Hadoop
Last week was a big one for Pachyderm, the containerized big data platform that's emerging as an easier-to-use alternative to Hadoop. With a $10 million round of funding, public testimonials from customers like the Defen Read more…
AI Needs To Be Easier, But How?
Companies today are scrambling to take advantage of the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence technologies, such as deep learning. They're driven in part by fear of being left behind, and hopes of getting ahead of c Read more…
What’s Driving the Cloud Data Warehouse Explosion?
The advent of powerful data warehouses in the cloud is changing the face of big data analytics, as companies move their workloads into the cloud. According to analysts and cloud executives, the phenomenon is accelerating Read more…
MapR Targets Cloudera-Hortonworks Customers with ‘Clarity’ Release
MapR Technologies went on the offensive today against its Hadoop rivals Hortonworks and Cloudera with the launch of a "Clarity" release of its MapR Converged Data Platform, as well as a new offer for a free big data asse Read more…
Latest Bot Targets Hadoop Clusters
Hadoop clusters are under siege by a recently discovered malware threat designed to take over cloud-based servers as a platform for launching distributed denial-of-service attacks. The malware dubbed DemonBot was repo Read more…
New Cloudera Plots a Course Toward a Unified Future
The merger of Hortonworks and Cloudera will eliminate competition in the market for big data platforms and create a clear leader in the space. Once the transaction is complete, the new Cloudera will embark upon the chall Read more…
Is Hadoop Officially Dead?
The merger of Cloudera and Hortonworks was applauded by many people in the big data community, and even Wall Street liked the news initially. But as the confetti from the party clears, some are asking tough questions, li Read more…
New Teradata Focuses on Answers, Not Analytics
Teradata shook up its 39-year-old business this week with a new logo, a new global headquarters, a new suite of software, and a promise to deliver "answers" to customers, not more analytics. Analytics, it seems, is no Read more…
Reaction to Hortonworks-Cloudera Mega Merger
"I didn't see this coming." That was a common reaction to yesterday's news that Hortonworks and Cloudera are combining forces in a blockbuster $5.2-billion merger. Sentiment was mostly positive, especially among people w Read more…
Cloudera and Hortonworks to Merge in $5.2 Billion Deal
Cloudera and Hortonworks, the two leading companies backing Hadoop distributions and fierce head-to-head rivals, today made the unlikely announcement that they plan to merge, creating a single company under the Clouder Read more…
Mike Olson on Zoo Animals, Object Stores, and the Future of Cloudera
During last week's Strata Data Conference, Datanami sat down to talk with Cloudera Chief Strategy Officer Mike Olson to talk about the state of big data, and where Cloudera offerings are headed next. Here's a rehash of t Read more…
Arcadia Data Looks to Streamline Big Data Search
Since emerging in June 2015, Arcadia Data has steadily upgraded its native Hadoop visual analytics platform to its latest hybrid iteration running both on the open-source framework and the cloud that now includes search- Read more…
Cloudera Pivots from Zoo Animals to Data Warehousing
As an amalgamation of various open source projects, Hadoop has always been a little wild, which kept followers on the cutting edge, for better and for worse. With today's launch of Cloudera Data Warehouse, Cloudera is ta Read more…
Pandora’s Journey from Hadoop to MemSQL
Pandora Media, the music streaming service, transitioned two years ago from heavy reliance on Hadoop for distributed processing to MemSQL as its primary database. The switch was prompted by the company’s inability b Read more…
Cisco Backs Data Startup Dremio
Dremio Corp., the startup launched by the creators of Apache Arrow development platform for in-memory data, continues to attract investors to its data platform. The three-year-old company based in Mountain View, Calif Read more…
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