Hortonworks +IBM for more choice in open source Hadoop distribution for big data processing

At the core of stakes, we have the performance, scalability and acceleration capabilities of the POWER8 platform. We have the ability to process large data sets across thousands of computing nodes. The ability to quickly gain business insights from structured and unstructured data.

Then, now with Hortonworks HDP available on POWER8-based systems, companies and developers will have increased choice when selecting a distribution for Hadoop and Spark, enabling them to fully exploit the performance, scalability and acceleration capabilities of the POWER8 platform.