The timing of the announcement is pretty telling, too: it's just in time for the Strata 2012 conference next week in Santa Clara, CA. Clearly both companies are working on building their buzz before rolling into the conference halls next Tuesday.
Get ready, then, for more announcements to come, as members of the big data community start trying to out-buzz each other in the days ahead.
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