Hortonworks
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Hortonworks Data Platform,Hortonworks DataFlow,Hortonworks DataPlane |
Number of employees | ~1,110(2017)[1] |
| Parent | Cloudera |
| Website | Hortonworks.com |
Hortonworks, Inc.was a data software company based inSanta Clara, Californiathat developed and supportedopen-source software(primarily aroundApache Hadoop) designed to managebig dataand associated processing.
Hortonworks software was used to build enterprise data services and applications such asIoT(connected cars, for example), single view of X (such as customer, risk, patient), and advanced analytics andmachine learning(such as next best action and realtime cybersecurity). Hortonworks had three interoperable product lines:
- Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP): based onApache Hadoop,Apache Hive,Apache Spark
- Hortonworks DataFlow (HDF): based onApache NiFi,Apache Storm,Apache Kafka
- Hortonworks DataPlane services (DPS): based on Apache Atlas and Cloudbreak and a pluggable architecture into which partners such asIBMcan add their services.[2]
In January 2019, Hortonworks completed its merger withCloudera.[3]
History
[edit]Hortonworks was formed in June 2011 as an independent company, funded by $23 millionventure capitalfromYahoo!andBenchmark Capital.Its first office was inSunnyvale, California.[4]The company employed contributors to theopen source softwareprojectApache Hadoop.[5]The Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) product, first released in June 2012,[6]included Apache Hadoop and was used for storing, processing, and analyzing large volumes of data. The platform was designed to deal with data from many sources and formats. The platform included Hadoop technology such as the Hadoop Distributed File System,MapReduce,Pig, Hive,HBase,ZooKeeper,and additional components.[7]
Eric Baldeschweiler (from Yahoo) was initial chief executive, and Rob Bearden chief operating officer, formerly fromSpringSource.Benchmark partnerPeter Fentonwas a board member. The company name refers to the characterHorton the Elephant,since the elephant is the symbol for Hadoop.[4][8]
In October 2018, Hortonworks andClouderaannounced they would be merging in an all-stock merger of equals.[9]After the merger, the Apache products of Hortonworks became Cloudera Data Platform.
References
[edit]- ^"Hortonworks: Quick Facts - Hortonworks".Retrieved15 July2017.
- ^"Hortonworks upgrades DataPlane Services".17 April 2018.RetrievedApril 30,2018.
- ^"Jan 2019 Cloudera and Hortonworks Complete Planned Merger".
- ^abCharles Babcock (June 29, 2011)."Hadoop Big Data Startup Spins Out Of Yahoo".Information Week.Archivedfrom the original on July 4, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 21,2017.
- ^Sarah McBride; Alistair Barr (April 20, 2012)."Big-data investors look for the next Splunk".Reuters.RetrievedFebruary 21,2017.
- ^"Hortonworks Announces General Availability of Hortonworks Data Platform".Hortonworks.12 June 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2012.
- ^Joab Jackson (November 1, 2011)."HortonWorks Hones a Hadoop Distribution".PC World.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
- ^Cade Metz (June 28, 2011)."Yahoo! seeds Hadoop startup on open source dream: Hortonworks hears a Big Data revolution".The Register.RetrievedFebruary 21,2017.
- ^"Cloudera and Hortonworks Announce Merger to Create World's Leading Next Generation Data Platform and Deliver Industry's First Enterprise Data Cloud".BusinessWire.3 October 2018.Retrieved3 October2018.
External links
[edit]- Historical business data for Hortonworks:
- SEC filings
- Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Companies based in Sunnyvale, California
- Companies based in Santa Clara, California
- Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
- Hadoop
- Apache Software Foundation
- Software companies established in 2011
- 2011 establishments in the United States
- 2011 establishments in California
- Big data companies
- 2014 initial public offerings
- 2019 mergers and acquisitions
- Defunct software companies of the United States