[June 28, 2011] Cloudera Reports Availability of Apache Hadoop Connector for Netezza Tweet Jun 28, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Cloudera Inc., a provider of Apache Hadoop-based data management software and services, announced the immediate general availability of the Cloudera Connector for IBM Netezza appliances. The Company reported that the connector allows Netezza users to leverage Cloudera's Distribution including Apache Hadoop (CDH) and Cloudera Enterprise services, support and management tools to derive highly articulated analytical insights from large unstructured data sets. The Cloudera Connector enables high-speed, bilateral data transfer between CDH and Netezza environments. "As the amount of data that organizations need to process, especially for analytics, continues to increase, Apache Hadoop is increasingly becoming an important data integration tool to enhance performance in reducing very large amounts of data to only what is needed in the data warehouse," said Donald Feinberg, VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "Hadoop presents a viable solution for organizations looking to address the challenges presented by large scale data and has the potential to extend the capabilities of a company's data warehouse by providing expanded opportunities for analysis and storage for complex data sets." According to a release, Cloudera Enterprise and Netezza technologies enable users to collect, stage and process complex data sets at scale to ensure they are storing a highly usable and available form in the database for interactive analysis. "Our combined solution allows users of IBM Netezza appliances -- a clear leader in the data warehousing market -- to easily integrate their databases with CDH and Cloudera Enterprise in a commercially supported way," said Ed Albanese, head of business development at Cloudera. "The significant speed, cost savings and data analysis capabilities enabled by Cloudera's Distribution including Apache Hadoop, continue to attract businesses looking to extend their data management capabilities to address an exciting new class of opportunities with fast changing, fast growing data sources." Cloudera is a provider of Apache Hadoop-based software and services and works with customers in financial services, web, telecommunications, government and other industries. More Information: www.cloudera.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]