Summary
Hortonworks is an enterprise data vendor focused on Apache Hadoop clustering technology, based in Santa Clara, California, USA. Hortonworks provides an open source Apache Hadoop-based platform and related projects for enterprise-grade deployments in the enterprise data hub. Through the open source community and its partnerships with technology vendors, Hortonworks offers an open, enterprise-scale data management platform.
History
Hortonworks was founded in 2011 as an independent company by Yahoo and benchmark capital. Yahoo contributed its distribution of Apache Hadoop and Hortonworks provides an enterprise grade platform. In 2014, Hortonworks was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and completed an Initial Public Offering. In 2017, Cloudera and Hortonworks merged to become the unified Cloudera.
Mission
Hortonworks' mission is to manage and deliver the world’s data - structured and unstructured - to power the enterprise data hub. Our goal is to make a data-driven world for our customers and partners to trust, harness and use data for any use case.
Vision
Hortonworks’ vision is to be the trusted platform for powering the enterprise data hub. By providing the best technology, market leading support and an open data platform, Hortonworks will help its customers and partners to confidently deploy, manage and protect the data that drives their businesses.
Key Team
Devaraj Das (Founder)
Eric Baldeschwieler (Founder)
Mahadev Konar (Founder)
Sanjay Radia (Founder)
Owen O'Malley (Founder)
Suresh Srinivas (Founder)
Recognition and Awards
Hortonworks has been recognized in the industry for its work in the open source space and big data. Hortonworks has received numerous awards, including the Stevie Awards 2016 Silver winner for best Enterprise Mobility Solution, Gartner Cool Vendor 2014 and 2015, and the 2015 Cloud Computing Business Excellence Award.
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