Hadoop: here today, gone tomorrow?15th July 2019Philip Howard MapR and Cloudera are in trouble: what does the future of Hadoop look like?
Cloudera and HortonWorks: what do I think?22nd October 2018Philip Howard Cloudera and HortonWorks are merging. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? For whom?
Clarity begins to emerge18th September 2016Philip Howard There are too many databases, too many BI tools, too many ... but consolidation is beginning.
Is Hadoop developing too fast for its own good?29th March 2014Philip Howard Spark is the next big thing for Hadoop but is it too much too soon?
Busy bees at MapR2nd May 2013Philip Howard MapR have made a surprisingly large number of announcements recently. That's probably good news.