LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM Edge -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) and Hortonworks (NASDAQ: HDP) today announced the
planned availability of Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP®) for IBM
Power Systems enabling POWER8 clients to support a broad range of
new applications while enriching existing ones with additional data
sources.
HDP's secure, enterprise-ready open source Apache Hadoop
distribution provides clients with a highly scalable storage
platform designed to process large data sets across thousands of
computing nodes. For enterprise users running POWER8-based systems,
the first microprocessor designed for big data and analytics,
Hortonworks provides a new distribution option for selecting a
cost-effective platform for running their big data and analytics
workloads. This open source Hadoop and Spark distribution will
complement the performance of Power Systems by allowing clients to
quickly gain business insights from their structured and
unstructured data.
"In order to compete and succeed in today's world of
exponentially growing data, companies across all industries must
find a way to deal with data performance, scalability and
acceleration issues," said Terri
Virnig, Vice President, Offering Management, Power Software
Solutions, IBM. "We designed our POWER8 processor to provide
leading I/O and memory capabilities inherently needed for fast data
access and movement across a wide range of big data, analytics and
cognitive applications."
Hortonworks and IBM are founding members of the Open Data
Platform Initiative (ODPi). Launched in February 2015, ODPi is comprised of industry
leaders working collaboratively to define and promote a set of
standard open source technologies and increase compatibility among
big data platforms. With Hortonworks HDP available on POWER8-based
systems, IBM clients will have increased choice when selecting a
top tier distribution for Hadoop and Spark, enabling them to fully
exploit the performance, scalability and acceleration capabilities
of the POWER8 platform.
"Customers who are looking to transform their data architecture
want the flexibility of deployment on their preferred hardware
platform," said Scott Gnau, CTO of
Hortonworks. "Through our collaboration with IBM, customers will
fully benefit from Hortonworks' 100 percent open source Hadoop
distribution in combination with the unique value of IBM Power
Systems."
To learn more about HDP on IBM Power Systems, visit
http://www.03.ibm.com/systems/power/ or the IBM Systems blog.
About Hortonworks
Hortonworks is an industry leading
innovator that creates, distributes and supports enterprise-ready
open and connected data platforms and modern data applications that
deliver actionable intelligence from all data: data-in-motion and
data-at-rest. Hortonworks is focused on driving innovation in open
source communities such as Apache Hadoop, Apache NiFi and Apache
Spark. Along with its 1,800+ partners, Hortonworks provides the
expertise, training and services that allow customers to unlock
transformational value for their organizations across any line of
business.
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