I've been involved with cluster computing ever since DEC introduced VAXcluster in 1984. In those days, a three node VAXcluster cost about $1 million. Today you can build a much more powerful cluster ...

Hadoop is fairly flexible, which simplifies capacity planning for clusters. Still, it's important to consider factors such as IOPS and compression rates. The first rule of Hadoop cluster capacity ...

The MapR Converged Data Platform supports big data storage and processing through the Apache collection of Hadoop products, as well as its added-value components. These components from MapR ...

When it comes to leveraging existing Hadoop infrastructure to extend what is possible with large volumes of data and various applications, Yahoo is in a unique position–it has the data and just as ...