WANdisco Unveils Production-Ready Apache Hadoop 2 Distribution for Big Data

Big data specialist WANdisco has announced the availability of WANdisco Distro (WDD), the world's first production-ready Apache Hadoop 2 distribution for big data, for free download.

2/13/2013

Is Apache Drill Proving to be a Valuable Tool in the Hadoop Toolbox?

The Apache Drill project launched back in August 2012, and with six months between the launch and the present day, some are already taking a look back at the project to see if it's proving its worth in the field. With advances being made on several fronts, the idea of use-cases for the Apache Drill are beginning to come into light, and the total value of the system is starting to make itself known.

2/11/2013

Big Data Coming Into its Own as Stable, Mature Technology

There's no denying that technology, especially these days, is moving fast. New developments emerge on a regular basis and developments that were formerly new find their metaphorical chrome peeling away to reveal either flashes in the pan or the solid underpinnings of stable technologies. When the Gartner Hype Cycle--a process by which many technologies can be tracked from new and shiny to mature and stable and even to obsolete if one goes out far enough--was applied to big data, the unexpected came back: big data is further along than many predicted.

2/6/2013

Supermicro Offers Hadoop-Optimized Hardware and Solutions

Enterprises today collect and generate more data than ever before. Hadoop is an open-source framework for running applications on large clusters of commodity hardware, designed to solve the scalable, reliable storage and analysis of both structure and complex data. Ted Dunning, architect at MapR Technologies, recently presented "The Power of Hadoop to Transform Business," talking about the future of Hadoop. Integration of Hadoop with traditional IT makes a big difference in the way companies can use scalable computing.

2/5/2013

OnRamp plans multimillion-dollar data center in Austin

2/15/2013 9:40:21 PM

Global Tel*Link Announces GTL Data IQ, the Most Advanced and Capable Investigative Tool for Customers

2/15/2013 8:10:23 PM

Downgrade Alert for Apache (APA)

2/15/2013 5:11:02 PM

Renaissance Capital Appoints TIBCO to Turn Big Data Into Big Opportunity

2/15/2013 3:10:25 PM

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