In the big data world, , Hadoop is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Recently, as big data exploded, Hadoop has become an important tool for anyone interested in data science. Hadoop changing the way businesses store and analyze massive volumes of data.
With the introduction of Hadoop 2.0 and YARN, as the next generation Hadoop resource manager, organizations are moving quickly toward adoption.
According to Transparency Market Research, Hadoop Market is Expected to Reach $20.9 Billion (USD) Globally in 2018.
Still, with all this growth and expansion, there is the question: “will this product continue to grow in popularity, and usefulness, or will it fizzle out?” As viable a question that is for a new market, Here are a few reasons why there’s no need to worry.
1. Hadoop’s future is Real-time:
Slowly but surely, Hadoop’s capabilities are being realized by the enterprise business class. Now, more mature than before, the Hadoop open source community and commercial vendors are hard at work to increase innovation and make it easy to move Hadoop at an enterprise scale.
The major growth focus is onreal-time streaming, better management, and quick SQL access features. These features are what businesses want. With these capabilities, Hadoop is no longer restricted to performing storage tasks and occassional MapReduce processing; i’s so much more.
2. Hadoop Adoption Trend:
The Hadoop market is growing rapidly in many sectors, with government leading the pack Government databases manage access to huge volumes of data, and with that, the many challenges related to data management and data handling. Healthcare, retail and life sciences are dealing with similar business issues, and follow closely behind.
Telecommunication, now in the early adoption stage with Hadoop, is expected to grow rapidly between 2012-2018. Soon, there will be no business practice left untouched by big data.
3. Hadoop Vendors:
Parnter vendors like Cloudera, Hortonworks or MapR are constantly bringing exciting business values to the market through their unique offerings. Cloudera, for example, bills its platform as an “ enterprise data hub.”
Big names like IBM and Amazon are also boosting the Hadoop image, making it wasy to run for inexperienced developers and seasoned professionals alike.
4. Open Source Platform:
One of the best parts of Hadoop is that it runs on open source. This open platform ultimately reduces implementation cost, making it easier for enterprises to actually try their hands at Hadoop. And due to open approach and the flexibility that comes with it, many organizations are also taking a look at the long-term goals rather than short-term gain. Simply, using a product with the support of the open source community gives everyone the upper-hand in achieving their goals.
BigData is here to stay, and as business struggle to handle its weight, Hadoop will continue to grow. The question is: When will you get on board?
Vippan Kumar is a Marketing and Communications professional with 9 years experience working in the dynamic B2B marketing environment. He spends his energy in strategizing, writing, reviewing a variety of content for demand generation and pre-sales support. He enjoys developing company literature like web content, whitepapers, case studies, blogs and opinion posts for different channels. He has a keen interest in digital transformation and next-generation technology like IoT, AI, and Analytics. He always likes to learn new skills. Reading, volunteering, and sports are his hobbies.
