Page ContentsCan It Stand Alone?Is It Reliable?Hadoop and the ROI QuestionIs It Manageable?Does the Platform Fit Your Needs? By Michele Nemschoff, MapR Technologies The thought of evaluating whether a particular technology is right for your company can conjure up feelings of stress, anxiety and ambiguity, especially when fielding ROI questions from the CIO and CFO. As more and more companies evaluate Hadoop, they are finding themselves in a similar situation, if not worse. Hadoop has great promise, but it can be a difficult technology to understand and it is moving at a rapid pace. Assuming Hadoop solves the problem at … Continue reading Which Hadoop Distribution Is Right For You?