Hadoop and MapReduce have long been mainstays of the big data movement, but some companies now need new and faster ways to extract business value from massive — and constantly growing — datasets.

Code submitted this week for inclusion in the Hadoop stack will help speed the spread of the distributed big-data platform, according to Hortonworks co-founder Arun Murthy. The submission of the ...

The demand for job skills related to data processing — NoSQL, Apache Hadoop, Python, and a smattering of other such skills — has hit all-time highs, according to statistics collected by tech job site ...

Big Data is confusing — and not just for business leaders. CIOs find it befuddling, too. Scott Schlesinger, vice president and head of North American Business Information Management at Capgemini, ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Sybase is hoping its IQ analytic database can make its mark in the burgeoning “Big Data” market with an array of new features, including native integration with the open-source MapReduce and Hadoop ...