Fortunately, there are alternatives to Hadoop when it comes to big data projects. While not applicable to all situations, I've found that a Hadoop alternative can save time, money and slash risk.

Hadoop, NoSQL and Big Data Job Trends - SiliconANGLEServices Angle Traditional solutions integrators are starting to hire people with big data skills. That is prompted by customers who are ...

Doug Cutting, creator of the distributed computing platform Hadoop, on why the platform is in an almost unassailable position and what's in store for the platform.

Demand for big data skills are on the rise and aren't limited to just NoSQL and Hadoop but also include Python and general cloud skills.

Looking for solutions to your Big Data problems? This week many of the biggest stars in the Hadoop universe are showing off their latest and greatest Big Data products at this week's conference in ...

Hadoop 2.0 reinvents its approach to job processing with YARN The new Hadoop is nothing less than the Apache Foundation’s attempt to create a whole new general framework for the way big data can ...

The upcoming delivery of Apache Hadoop 3 later this year will bring big changes to how customers store and process data on clusters. Here at the annual Apache Big Data show in Miami, Florida, a pair ...

It’s become fashionable to pronounce Hadoop as “dead.” But Hadoop led the way to enterprises losing their fear of big data. And in turn, Hadoop unleashed a virtuous cycle of innovation that ...

A number of the largest big data vendors, including IBM, Hortonworks and Pivotal, have banded together to specify a unified base platform for the open source Hadoop data processing software.

When it comes to capturing and analyzing data, IT departments have more choices today than ever before. And choice is a good thing. However, in order to pick the right tool for the job, you need to ...