Apache Hadoop® Distributions Now ODPi Runtime Compliant

ODPi, a nonprofit organization accelerating the open ecosystem of big data solutions, announced that the Apache Hadoop® distributions products from Altiscale, ArenaData, Hortonworks, IBM, and Infosys are now ODPi Runtime Compliant.

Waterline Data Brings Automated Data Cataloging to Hortonworks Data Platform through integration with Apache Atlas

Waterline Data, The Smart Data Catalog Company, today announces the integration of the company’s Smart Data Catalog with Apache Atlas within Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP).

Pepperdata Diagnoses Troublesome Hadoop Clusters With Complimentary Health Check

Pepperdata, the world’s experts in the performance of distributed systems at scale, today announced the availability of Hadoop Health Check, a complimentary, expert assessment that evaluates and diagnoses Hadoop clusters of 100 nodes or more, and provides full visibility into current cluster conditions.

Kyvos Insights Delivers Major New Version of Big Data Analytics Solution for Hadoop

Kyvos Insights, a big data analytics company, announced general availability of the next major version of Kyvos – a massively scalable, self-service analytics solution designed to make big data lakes ready for BI analysts.

BlueData Delivers Unparalleled Application Flexibility and Choice for Hadoop and Spark Implementations

BlueData, provider of a leading Big-Data-as-a-Service software platform, announced the new summer release for the enterprise edition of its BlueData EPIC software.

Trifacta Accelerates Momentum as Data Wrangling Solution for the Hortonworks Data Platform

Trifacta, a leader in data wrangling, strengthened its partnership with Hortonworks, Inc., today, announcing deepened technical integration with the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP).

Top Reasons to Adopt Scale-Out Data Lake Storage

In this special technology white paper, Top Reasons to Adopt Scale-Out Data Lake Storage Based on EMC Isilon for Hadoop Analytics, you’ll find out how to Expand the Data Lake with EMC’s new Isilon Scale-Out NAS.

Koverse Launches New Big Data Platform to Bring Lackluster Hadoop Deployments to Production in Under 30 Days

Koverse, Inc. today announced the release of the Koverse Platform Version 2.0, a significant leap forward for any organization trying to extract value out of their investments in big data and analytics.

Splice Machine Announces Move to Open Source, Offers Early Access to Developers

Splice Machine announced that its relational database management system, the first dual-engine RDBMS powered by Hadoop and Spark, is moving to open source.

Interview: Ryan W.J. Waite, Senior Vice President of Products at Cray, Inc.

I recently caught up with Ryan W.J. Waite, Senior Vice President of Products at Cray, Inc., to discuss the announcement of the company’s new supercomputing analytics platform Urika GX – 3x faster than prior generations – in direct response to commercial customer demand.