PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/21/12 -- Cloudera, the category leader that sets the standard for Apache Hadoop in the enterprise, today announced it has been honored as a winner of Red Herring's 2012 Top 100 Global award, a prestigious recognition that highlights the year's most innovative private technology companies and entrepreneurs from around the globe for technology advancements across multiple industries. "Cloudera is very pleased to be selected as a Global Top 100 recipient," said Mike Olson, CEO of Cloudera. "Winning this award builds on the momentum behind Cloudera's vision for the next generation of data management, where interactivity with data at the speed of thought enables enterprises to Ask Bigger Questions of their data in real-time. This recognition from Red Herring further underscores Cloudera's market-leading position as the standard for Ha... (more)

What Is the Definition of Big Data?

Is Big Data a buzzword with no clear definition? Wikipedia defines Big Data as... ...a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications... 13 More Definitions of Big Data Here is a collection of 13 (unlucky?) other definitions of "Big Data" - from analyst firms, from government organizations, from technology publication and from technology vendors. 1. Gartner ...is defined as high volume, velocity and variety information assets that demand cost-effective, innovat... (more)

Big Data in 2020

One of the things I look forward to most at Christmastime is the seemingly endless parade of predictions and year-in-review columns. You see them everywhere: The Ten Best movies of 2012 2012: The Year in Bacon Ten Brilliant, Surefire, Can’t-Miss Business Predictions for 2013 A Crystal Ball on the Cloud Heck, we just issued a predictions release earlier this week. The bottom line is when I see a list, there’s a good chance I’m going to read it and tweet it, regardless of what it's about. Speaking of which, IDC and EMC just released a cool report called “The Digital Universe in ... (more)

Big Dollars from Big Data

Cloud computing has given birth to a broad range of online services. To maintain a competitive edge, service providers are taking a closer look at their Big Data storage infrastructure in an earnest attempt to improve performance and reduce costs. Large enterprises hosting their own cloud servers are seeking ways to scale and improve performance while maintaining or lowering expenditures. If the status quo of scaling users and storage infrastructure is upheld, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain low cost cloud services, such as online account management or data sto... (more)

Web Application Lifecycle Maintenance

Like an automobile, a web application needs occasional maintenance and management over its life cycle. Although it doesn't need oil changes, it will probably need version upgrades. There may not be manufacturer recalls, but sometimes servers fail or hang. An application doesn't need to be washed and detailed, but it does need to be backed up. And both cars and applications need occasional performance tuning. This article provides a complete list of the system management functions that need to be performed on a standard architecture web application, with a particular emphasis on ... (more)