Open source leaders bring enterprise Apache Hadoop to the open hybrid
cloud
PALO ALTO, Calif. & RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hortonworks,
the leading contributor to and provider of enterprise Apache™ Hadoop®,
and Red
Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, announced today they have expanded their relationship through
the formation of a strategic alliance encompassing the integration of
product lines, joint go-to-market initiatives and collaborative customer
support. The companies also announced the availability of the beta
program for the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) plug-in for Red Hat
Storage.
Hadoop continues to gain traction in enterprise big data implementations1.
A recent IDC study commissioned by Red Hat, titled "Trends in Enterprise
Hadoop Deployments" reports, "... 32% of respondents indicated that
their firms have existing Hadoop deployments. An additional 31%
indicated that they had plans to deploy it within 12 months. And finally
36% said that their Hadoop deployment schedule could go beyond 12
months."
A comprehensive open source approach to the Hadoop platform can address
the growing requirements of key enterprise stakeholders and their big
data initiatives. With an enterprise Apache Hadoop platform that is
tightly integrated with open hybrid cloud technologies, such as Red Hat
Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, OpenJDK, Red Hat JBoss Middleware,
and Red Hat Storage, the two companies plan to deliver infrastructure
solutions that enable the next generation of data-driven applications.
This will enable enterprise stakeholders to more quickly analyze big
data to realize business insights and value.
Immediate initiatives that are included in the expanded Hortonworks and
Red Hat strategic alliance include
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Data architects will be able to combine data in a single, scalable
open source repository. Available in beta software version, the Hortonworks
Data Platform (HDP) combined with Red Hat Storage provides a
secure and resilient general-purpose storage pool with multiple
interfaces, including Hadoop, POSIX and OpenStack Object Storage
(Swift). This can improve flexibility and speed the development and
deployment of new and existing analytic workflows.
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Enterprise operators and application developers will be able to
elastically scale their Hadoop infrastructure to meet changing demand
with an open and flexible platform that supports a full range of
deployment scenarios - from physical to virtual and cloud. HDP
combined with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenJDK provides
faster development of enterprise-strength analytic applications. HDP
combined with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform gives
elastic Hadoop services on a secure, private cloud infrastructure to
lower costs and improve flexibility.
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Developers will be able to quickly build new analytic applications to
take advantage of new data types and data analysts will have improved
access to data through standard interfaces. HDP combined with
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization integrates Hadoop with
existing information sources including data warehouses, SQL and NoSQL
databases, enterprise and cloud applications, and flat and XML files.
The solution creates business-friendly, reusable and virtual data
models with unified views by combining and transforming data from
multiple sources including Hadoop. This creates integrated data
available on-demand for external applications through standard SQL and
web services interfaces.
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Supporting Quotes
Shaun Connolly, vice president, corporate strategy, Hortonworks
"At
the rapid rate that enterprises expand their Hadoop requirements - due
to the business consistently identifying new use cases and more internal
stakeholders - the Red Hat and Hortonworks strategic alliance provides a
seamless approach to enabling the next generation of data-driven
applications. Our mutual customers complement both their Hadoop strategy
and commitment to community-driven open source innovation."
Ranga Rangachari, vice president and general manager, Storage and Big
Data, Red Hat
"Data - specifically data running processed with
Hadoop - is the killer application for the open hybrid cloud.
Enterprises are looking to IT solution providers to help with a dramatic
reduction in time-to-results for their big data projects. Red
Hat's strategic alliance with Hortonworks is focused on helping
customers with efficiency and agility as they embark on big data
projects."
Matthew Aslett, research director, data management and analytics, 451
Research
"Hortonworks and Red Hat are natural partners given
the strong commitment to open source on both sides. The strategic
alliance will benefit Hortonworks and Red Hat customers looking to
develop and deploy Hadoop applications, as well as the wider Hadoop
community as the results of joint-development work are contributed back
into Apache Hadoop."
Mike Peterson, vice president, platforms and data architecture,
Neustar
"We use Hadoop to capture and securely store an
unprecedented amount of data, which has helped transform the way we do
business. By taking another step to make Hadoop even more powerful,
Hortonworks and Red Hat are helping enterprises like ours derive even
more value from their big data strategy. Open source technologies from
companies like Hortonworks and Red Hat continue to provide Neustar with
the high levels of innovation required to meet the needs of our
customers and grow our business."
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About Hortonworks
Hortonworks is the only 100-percent open source software provider to
develop, distribute and support an Apache Hadoop platform explicitly
built and tested for enterprise-grade deployments. Developed by the
original architects, builders and operators of Hadoop, Hortonworks
stewards the core and delivers the critical services required by the
enterprise to reliably and effectively run Hadoop at scale. Our
distribution, Hortonworks Data Platform, provides an open and stable
foundation for enterprises and a growing ecosystem to build and deploy
big data solutions. Hortonworks also provides unmatched technical
support, training and certification programs. For more information,
visit www.hortonworks.com.
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1 IDC White Paper, Trends in Enterprise Hadoop Deployments,
commissioned by Red Hat, August 2013.
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