Last week, I wrote briefly about Apache HBase pushing out its 1.0 release. Subsequently, news of several more new releases of Big Data-related projects rolled out of the Apache Software Foundation. I… Read more »
After last week’s somewhat encyclopedic (and I mean that self-effacingly) Strata news roll-up, this week’s post focuses on just a couple of items: Microsoft’s collection of cloud data announcements (which also… Read more »
Early adopters of the data lake are integrating Hadoop into current workflows and addressing challenges around the cleanliness, validity, and protection of their data. Read more »
With virtually every Hadoop distribution vendor offering SQL-on-Hadoop solutions, the key factor in the market is now the integration between Hadoop and data warehouse technology. Read more »
The Box IPO has taken place, and as predicted, the company’s valuation has been affirmed as around the $2.4 billion mark set in the company’s most recent private funding last summer,… Read more »
You may recall that Cloudera and Hortonworks each acquired Hadoop security companies last year. Hortonworks acquired XA Secure and Cloudera acquired Gazzang. I covered the XA Secure acquisition in a post on this blog and… Read more »
Projects like Apache YARN expand the types of workloads for which Hadoop is a viable and compelling solution, leading practitioners to think more creatively managing data. Read more »
Apache Drill has graduated to Top-Level Project status. Is it merely ready for primetime or will it succeed there? And does the Big Data world need another SQL-on-Hadoop engine? Read more »
Enterprises adding a management layer to Hadoop on-premises can add the advantages of cloud-based Hadoop while maintaining control of their data. Read more »
Major Hadoop distros updated, numerous new releases, and major industry partnerships round out the news on Strata + Hadoop World’s pre-con day. Read more »