Hortonworks and Red Hat deepen strategic alliance

DUBAI, UAE: Hortonworks, the leading contributor to and provider of enterprise Apache Hadoop, and Red Hat Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, have expanded their relationship through the formation of a strategic alliance encompassing the integration of product lines, joint go-to-market initiatives and collaborative customer support.

The companies also announced the availability of the beta program for the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) plug-in for Red Hat Storage.

Hadoop continues to gain traction in enterprise big data implementations. A recent IDC study commissioned by Red Hat, titled "Trends in Enterprise Hadoop Deployments" reports.

"And, 32 percent of respondents indicated that their firms have existing Hadoop deployments. An additional 31 percent indicated that they had plans to deploy it within 12 months. And finally, 36 percent said that their Hadoop deployment schedule could go beyond 12 months."

A comprehensive open source approach to the Hadoop platform can address the growing requirements of key enterprise stakeholders and their big data initiatives. With an enterprise Apache Hadoop platform that is tightly integrated with open hybrid cloud technologies, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, OpenJDK, Red Hat JBoss Middleware, and Red Hat Storage, the two companies plan to deliver infrastructure solutions that enable the next generation of data-driven applications.

This will enable enterprise stakeholders to more quickly analyze big data to realize business insights and value.