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Google Makes Open Source Patent Pledge
Google has promised not to sue open source developers and distributors over a list of 10 patents related to MapReduce, implemented in Apache Hadoop amongst others
Big Data Firm MapR Technologies Closes $30m Funding Round
Hadoop distribution provider MapR has now raised a total of $59m, and plans to use its latest funding for worldwide expansion as well as research and development
Intel Looks To Big Data With Own Hadoop Distribution
Intel continues its big data move by offering its own Hadoop platform, optimised for Xeon server chips
RSA And IBM Lead Charge Into Future Of Big Data Security
RSA offering Hadoop-powered solution, as IBM looks to make a splash in the security intelligence space too
Take Big Data Seriously, Warns Analyst
IT planners are being told to 'believe the hype' surrounding big data, according to new research from Ovum
IT Life: Making Online Adverts Personal
Aaron McKee of Struq needs the cloud and Big Data to serve people ads they can use
Big Data Experts Cloudera To Open European HQ In The UK
Doug Cutting’s Hadoop powerhouse is coming to London
MapR Begins European Expansion With London Office
We talk with Jack Norris, VP of marketing at MapR, about the Big Data market in the UK and upcoming products
Splunk Gets High Availability Update
Splunk wants a bigger piece of the Big Data pie
Microsoft Finally Brings Hadoop Big Data To Windows Azure
Redmond and Hortonworks are bringing big data to Windows users, with previews of Hadoop solutions for Windows Server and Windows Azure
Platfora App Promises Much Easier Hadoop Analytics
The new Platfora application promises to make deep analytical Hadoop queries much simpler and easier
Project Impala Gives Cloudera’s Hadoop A Real Time Boost
Hadoop goes beyond batch to real time with Impala
Doug Cutting: Big Data Is No Bubble
Even the hype can't spoil the real future of Big Data, says Hadoop creator Doug Cutting
Apache ‘Drill’ Speeds Hadoop Queries
Drill, backed by MapR Technologies, is aimed at looking for much faster ways of completing Hadoop big-data queries
VMware Project Serengeti To Offer Virtualised Hadoop
A new open source project from VMware, dubbed Project Serengeti, aims to virtualise the Apache Hadoop platform
Cloudera, Hadapt Produce Advanced Hadoop Package
Cloudera is providing a user-friendly front end for Hadoop, while Hadapt integrates the tool with relational databases
Dell Brings In CloudStack Partners
Canonical, enStratus and Mirantis are to provide products and services around Dell's OpenStack and Hadoop efforts
Red Hat’s Clustered Storage Polishes Gluster
Red Hat's open source cloud file system supports Hadoop for big data
SAS Introduces Graphical Analytics Tool
SAS Visual Analytics applies analytics to massive amounts of data and allows it to be shared via the web or iPad
SAS Adds Hadoop Support For Big Data Customers
SAS has increased access to big data sources for its customers after adding Hadoop integration
Informatca Big Data Tuesdays 5-Part Webinar Series: Extract Value From Unstructured Data With MapReduce
The interest in evaluating or deploying Hadoop and other MapReduce-based technologies is higher than ever. One of the key driving factors has been the potential to allow an organization to extract greater value from the massive volu ...
Microsoft Will Make Hadoop Data Available Through Excel
With Excel output, the Big Data crunching platform could become more appealing to smaller companies
VMware Helps Java Developers Handle Big Data With Spring Hadoop
VMware's Spring Hadoop targets enterprise Java developers who want to create Big Data analysis applications
RSA 2012: SHadoop Adds Security To Big Data
Zettaset's SHadoop is intended to make it easier for organisations to control user access to data within Hadoop clusters
Birst Looks To Ease Hadoop Adoption Concerns
Birst is offering to help companies battling with 'big data' after announcing support for Hadoop
Cloudera-Powered Big Data Appliance Announced By Oracle
Oracle has launched the Big Data Appliance which was forged from a partnership with Cloudera, the Apache Hadoop interface/tools provider
Apache Releases Stable Hadoop Version 1.0 Framework
The Apache Software Foundation has officially delivered the much-anticipated version 1.0 of the Apache Hadoop framework
Latest MapR Hadoop Adds Win And Mac Support
The v1.2 release puts Hadoop analytics in the hands of more users, with extra languages and platforms
Hadoop World Highlights Dataset Security Issues
Hadoop World speakers touted the software for analysing unstructured data, others focused on security