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Zettaset and Simba Partner [Professional Services Close - Up]
[April 24, 2014]

Zettaset and Simba Partner [Professional Services Close - Up]


(Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Zettaset, a company focusing on secure Big Data management, announced a strategic technology partnership with Simba Technologies, a company focusing on standards-based data access and analytics solutions.



According to a release, the partnership will streamline interoperability between Hadoop and analytics applications, as well as provide enterprise-class security for organizations deploying a combined Hadoop + Analytics ecosystem.

The Group noted that Simba Technologies co-developed Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) with Microsoft in 1992, and was the first to deliver ODBC and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers for Hadoop/Hive Big Data sources. Zettaset Orchestrator is a fully- integrated, automated solution for Hadoop security and data management. The Simba drivers enable users of the Zettaset Orchestrator management platform to directly access and analyze Big Data sources in Hadoop, using the BI / Analytics application of their choice.


"Simba solutions provide 'The On Ramp to Big Data,'" stated Simba Technologies CEO Amyn Rajan. "We look forward to working with Zettaset to provide our joint Fortune 1000 enterprise customers with standardized, secure, and highly-available Hadoop connectivity solutions to market-leading analytics and business intelligence applications." Zettaset Orchestrator's management console automates virtually all manual configuration processes within Hadoop, eliminating the need for professional services and reducing IT resource requirements in the enterprise.

Benefits of the Zettaset Orchestrator / Simba Technologies Partnership, as listed by the Companies: -Users of the Zettaset Orchestrator management application/add- on running on Cloudera or Hortonworks can directly access and analyze Big Data sources in Hadoop, using the BI / Analytics application of their choice -Simba ensures continued driver compatibility between Hadoop/ Hive and the BI / Analytics application of choice -Orchestrator automatically installs Cloudera and Hortonworks distributions, along with the Orchestrator security and management application/add-on -Orchestrator automatically installs and configures enterprise- class security components into the Hadoop cluster, including data- in-motion encryption, data-at-rest encryption, fine-grained role- based access control, Active Directory/LDAP integration, activity monitoring for compliance, and multi-service high-availability with automated failover ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.

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