MapR, Once a Tech Unicorn, Faces Destruction Nick Kolakowski, June 3, 2019 4 min read MapR, the Apache Hadoop specialist that was once a tech “unicorn,” faces shutdown. The company has...
Apache Hadoop: A Tech Skill That Can Still Prove Lucrative Nick Kolakowski, August 2, 2018 4 min read A few years ago, you couldn’t have a conversation about “Big Data” without someone bringing up Apache Hadoop, the...
Are Companies Really Using Apache Hadoop? Nick Kolakowski, December 14, 2015 3 min read These days, it seems impossible to have a discussion about Big Data without mentioning Apache Hadoop, the open-source...
Forrester Ranks Firms’ Apache Hadoop Work Nick Kolakowski, March 6, 2014 3 min read Forrester's visualization of its Hadoop firms' rankings. Research firm Forrester decided to rank some of the...
Cloudera Offers Search Platform for HDFS and HBase Nick Kolakowski, June 6, 2013 3 min read Cloudera's distribution including Apache Hadoop, with Cloudera Search's position highlighted. Cloudera has rolled...
Is there a buck in Apache Hadoop? Nick Kolakowski, March 18, 2013 3 min read A bubble's always pretty until it pops. Is there a buck (or two) in Apache Hadoop, the open-source framework for...
Intel Launches Its Own Apache Hadoop Distribution Mark Hachman, February 26, 2013 3 min read It’s no secret that Apache Hadoop has caught on in a big way among companies large and small. The open-source...
Hortonworks Data Platform 1.0 Targets Enterprises Nick Kolakowski, June 12, 2012 3 min read Hortonworks has unveiled Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 1.0, an open-source platform built on Apache Hadoop 1.0...
