Hortonworks, a leading contributor to Apache Hadoop, has released Hortonworks Sandbox, a learning environment and on-ramp for anyone interested in learning, evaluating or using Apache Hadoop in the ...

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Those who want to try the much-hyped Hadoop but haven’t got a cluster or two to spare can now test the data processing platform on their desktops, thanks to a new release from Hadoop distributor ...

Hortonworks launched a new trial version of Hadoop that enables users to run the analytics engine on a desktop with minimal setup. It’s infinitely more accessible than downloading and deploying the ...

Hortonworks Inc. highlighted an improved experience for Big Data developers in its new open enterprise Apache Hadoop solution, released to general availability this week. While listing features ...

Making Hadoop mainstream, and enabling customers to pull Hadoop data to use with familiar tools — these are the main goals of the Microsoft-Hortonworks partnership. Eron Kelly, General Manager of SQL ...

Hortonworks -- the Yahoo spinoff dedicated to Hadoop -- has joined forces with analytics outfit Teradata to help big businesses make use of the increasingly popular open source data-crunching platform ...

The move comes a week after the company launched Hortonworks Data Platform 1.2, the latest release of its Hadoop distribution. "This is a partner-enabler," said John Kreisa, Hortonworks marketing vice ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hortonworks, a leading contributor and provider of enterprise Apache™ Hadoop®, today announced management packs for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and ...

In late April, I argued that Red Hat would be the only company to make it to $500 million in profitable revenue based on the open source distribution model. Of course, many people disagree, but the ...

Hortonworks says the deal struck this week to acquire XA Secure will help provide a comprehensive approach to Hadoop security for the first time. The Hadoop software and services firm has acquired XA ...

Having worked on Hadoop since day one in 2006, Hortonworks co-founder Arun Murthy is clear about the significance of the latest version of the open-source big-data technology. "Hadoop 2 is a big step.