Big Data: Everyone’s talking about it, and every company (supposedly) has it. But what exactly is it, and why should you care? Apache Hadoop has been positioned as the technology to help companies leverage Big Data to learn about their customers, markets, products and operations. But is it right for you? Understanding what Big Data is, how it can help companies solve business challenges and why Hadoop is the right technology match for working with large data sets will help IT professionals and CIOs cut through the hype and get to real answers. This webinar will examine the most common use cases for Hadoop as well as the characteristics of Big Data that make non-traditional ways of managing it important and essential for businesses today.
Join GigaOM Pro and our sponsor Cloudera for “Hadoop, Big Data and Business: A Match Made in Heaven”, a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 10 a.m., PST.
What Will Be Discussed
- What are the characteristics of Big Data that make traditional data warehouse systems unable to manage it?
- What makes Hadoop so special for large data sets?
- What are some examples of Big Data challenges and where Hadoop is solving these challenges?
- What are the next steps in the evolution of Hadoop and how can enterprises get started with it?
Who Should Attend
- CIOs
- Data managers/developers
- IT decision makers
- Business strategists and decision makers
- Cloud platform providers
- Service provider executives
- Enterprise software and technology vendors
