4 Considerations When Choosing a Hadoop Distribution

Choosing the right Hadoop distribution can be a tricky process. Many businesses looking to adopt Hadoop in their data infrastructure have a hard time figuring out what really differentiates one distribution from another. With so many options available, it’s easy ...

Big Data stalwart DataRPM Takes On IBM’s Watson With “Sherlock”

Much of the talk in machine learning and natural language software has been centered around the IBM supercomputer, Watson. But, DataRPM, a startup and self-described “industry pioneer in smart machine analytics for big data, thinks it’s time there was a ...

Using Hunk with Hadoop and Elastic MapReduce

Hunk is a relatively new product from Splunk for exploring and visualizing Hadoop and other NoSQL data stores. New in this release is support for Amazon’s Elastic MapReduce.  Hunk with Hadoop Hadoop consists of two components, the first being a storage component called HDFS. HDFS can ...