As a poster child for big data, Hadoop is continually brought out as the reference architecture for big data analytics. But what exactly is Hadoop and what are the key points of Hadoop storage ...

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When it comes to capturing and analyzing data, IT departments have more choices today than ever. And choice is a good thing. However, in order to pick the right tool for the job, you need to fully ...

Drowning in the volume, variety and velocity of Big Data, an increasing number of businesses and their IT managers are turning toward Hadoop and the rapidly expanding list of Hadoop-related ...

Code submitted this week for inclusion in the Hadoop stack will help speed the spread of the distributed big-data platform, according to Hortonworks co-founder Arun Murthy. The submission of the ...

Next week opens one the largest Big Data events in the World: The O’Reilly Strata + Hadoop World Conference in New York City. The event is set to draw thousands of Big Data enthusiasts into the city ...

Big Data is confusing — and not just for business leaders. CIOs find it befuddling, too. Scott Schlesinger, vice president and head of North American Business Information Management at Capgemini, ...

The new Hadoop is nothing less than the Apache Foundation’s attempt to create a whole new general framework for the way big data can be stored, mined, and processed. It ought to not only further ...

A while ago, I posted What is "Big Data?". Here's a segment of that post. “Big Data” is a catch phrase that has been bubbling up from the high performance computing niche of the IT market.

The Hadoop Summit 2012 in San Jose June 13 and 14 could see a the public coming out of Hadoop on Microsoft Windows Server. The move, probably either at Hadoop or at Microsoft’s Tech Ed starting June ...