Hadoop

Cisco and NetApp this week expanded their FlexPod storage and switching portfolio with a new design for big data workloads.

Teradata's enterprise customers have a fresh set of options for integrating Hadoop into their environments.

The idea of big data--of unlocking the power of data you already have--is a seductive one.

If you deal with machine data, chances are you're familiar with Splunk, a big data tool geared specifically for machine data. Splunk collects, indexes and correlates real-time data generated by websites, applications, servers, networks, mobile devices, sensors and RFID assets. The idea is to generate insight and "operational intelligence" from customer clickstreams, transactions, network activity, call records and so forth.

Cray is bringing integrated open source Hadoop Big Data analytics software to its supercomputing platforms.

Hadoop is nearly synonymous with the analysis of big data. The Hortonworks Data Platform on Windows is significant as it means that companies lacking Linux expertise will finally be able to benefit from the big data analysis platform, which has been out of the reach of Windows shops.

The software program, called Savanna, will make it easier to deploy Apache Hadoop on an OpenStack cloud service

Dataguise says the latest version of its data-protection product enables users to encrypt sensitive data right down to specific fields within an open source Apache Hadoop database.

Rackspace's Open Cloud Academy is a training program to teach skills in various open source areas, such as OpenStack, Hadoop and Linux, with a specific focus on cloud computing.

The expanded partnership between Microsoft and Hadoop distribution specialist Hortonworks has borne fruit with the release of a beta of Hortonworks' Hadoop Data Platform for Windows.

Red Hat is contributing its Red Hat Storage Hadoop plug-in to the Apache Hadoop open community to help transform Red Hat Storage into a fully-supported, Hadoop-compatible file system for Big Data environments.

Hadoop is everywhere, but a strong competitor is making headway in the market. It's all thanks to years of production use and a solid big data pedigree that powers the billion-dollar LexisNexis database.