Originally published on SAS Voices
All hail the data lake, destroyer of enterprise data warehouses and the solution to all our enterprise data access problems! Ok – well, maybe not. In part four of this series I want to talk about the confusion in the market I am seeing around the data lake phrase, including a look at how the term seems to be evolving within organizations based on my recent interactions.
Continue reading Swimming in a lake of confusion: Does the Hadoop data lake make sense?
Originally posted on SAS Voices
Working out where Hadoop might fit alongside, or where it might replace components, of existing IT architectures is a question on the minds of every organization that is being drawn towards the promises of Hadoop. That is the main focus of this blog along with discussions of some of the reasons they are drawn towards Hadoop.
For the past 12 months, I have spent a great deal of time speaking to organizations that were either thinking about adopting Hadoop as a data platform or were already well underway with their Hadoop journey. During this time, I have heard two core arguments as to why people want to adopt Hadoop: cost and agility. Perhaps unsurprisingly if you talk to those that have implemented, they often tout the same two things as the benefits of having adopted Hadoop. Lets dig into both.
Continue reading 3 ways to use Hadoop without throwing out the DWH
Originally posted on SAS Voices
In the world of IT, very few new technologies emerge that are not built on what came before, combined with a new, emerging need or idea. The history of Hadoop is no exception.
To understand how Hadoop came to be, we therefore need to understand what went before Hadoop that led to its creation. To understand why Hadoop stagnated for a few years we need to understand how it was initially used. To understand why Hadoop is now accelerating in its adoption, we need to look at what is happening now and where we are headed.
Looking back at the phases of evolution that led to the emergence and incubation of Hadoop along with the current and future path of the technology can help us understand why it has gained in importance and where the hype is coming from.
Continue reading How Hadoop emerged as one of the most important Big Data technologies