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>> this announcement is also available online at=C2=A0http://s.apache.org/n=
y=0A=0A=0AFoundation of next-generation Open Source Big Data Cloud computin=
g platform runs multiple applications simultaneously to enable users to qui=
ckly and efficiently leverage data in multiple ways at supercomputing speed=
.=0A=0AForest Hill, MD =E2=80=9316 October 2013=E2=80=93 The Apache Softwar=
e Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators =
of nearly 150 Open Source projects and initiatives, today announced Apache=
=E2=84=A2 Hadoop=E2=84=A2 2, the latest version of the Open Source software=
 framework for reliable, scalable, distributed computing.=0A=0AA foundation=
 of Cloud computing and at the epicenter of "big data" solutions, Apache Ha=
doop enables data-intensive distributed applications to work with thousands=
 of nodes and exabytes of data. Hadoop enables organizations to more effici=
ently and cost-effectively store, process, manage and analyze the growing v=
olumes of data being created and collected every day. Apache Hadoop connect=
s thousands of servers to process and analyze data at supercomputing speed.=
=0A=0AThe project's latest release marks a major milestone more than four y=
ears in the making, and has achieved the level of stability and enterprise-=
readiness to earn the General Availability designation.=C2=A0=0A=0A"With th=
e release of stable Hadoop 2, the community celebrates not only an iteratio=
n of the software, but an inflection point in the project's development. We=
 believe this platform is capable of supporting new applications and resear=
ch in large-scale, commodity computing," said Apache Hadoop Vice President =
Chris Douglas. "The Apache Software Foundation creates the conditions for i=
nnovative, community-driven technology like Hadoop to evolve. When that pro=
cess converges, the result is inspiring."=0A=0A"Hadoop 2 marks a major evol=
ution of the open source project that has been built collectively by passio=
nate and dedicated developers and committers in the Apache community who ar=
e committed to bringing greater usability and stability to the data platfor=
m," said Arun C. Murthy, release manager of Apache Hadoop 2 and Founder of =
Hortonworks Inc. "It has been an honor and pleasure to work with the commun=
ity and a personal thrill to see our four years of work on YARN finally com=
ing to fruition in the GA of Hadoop 2. =C2=A0Hadoop is truly becoming a cor=
nerstone of the modern data architecture by enabling organizations to lever=
age the value of all their data, including capturing net-new data types, to=
 drive innovative new services and applications."=0A=0A"What started out a =
few years ago as a scalable batch processing system for Java programmers ha=
s now emerged as the kernel of the operating system for big data," said ori=
ginal Hadoop creator and ASF Board member Doug Cutting. "Over a dozen Apach=
e projects integrate with Hadoop, with ten more in the Apache Incubator poi=
sed to soon join their ranks."=0A=0ADubbed a "Swiss army knife of the 21st =
century" and named "Innovation of the Year" by the 2011 Media Guardian Inno=
vation Awards, Apache Hadoop is widely deployed at enterprise organizations=
 around the globe, including industry leaders from across the Internet and =
social networking landscape such as Amazon Web Services, AOL, Apple, eBay, =
Facebook, foursquare, HP, LinkedIn, Netflix, The New York Times, Rackspace,=
 and Twitter. Other technology leaders such as Microsoft, IBM, Teradata, SA=
P have integrated Apache Hadoop into their offerings. Yahoo!, an early pion=
eer, hosts the world=E2=80=99s largest known Hadoop production environment =
to date, spanning more than 35,000 nodes.=0A=0AUnder the Hood=0AApache Hado=
op 2 reflects intensive community- development, production experience, exte=
nsive testing, and feedback from hundreds of knowledgeable users, data scie=
ntists and systems engineers, bringing a highly stable, enterprise-ready re=
lease of the fastest-growing big data platform.=C2=A0=0A=0ANew in Hadoop 2 =
is the addition of YARN that sits on top of HDFS and serves as a large-scal=
e, distributed operating system for big data applications, enabling multipl=
e applications to run simultaneously for more efficient support of data thr=
oughout its entire lifecycle. The culmination of so many other releases in =
the Hadoop 2.x line, the most current release --2.2.0-- is the first stable=
 release in the 2.x line. Features include support support for:=0A=0A=C2=A0=
- Apache Hadoop YARN, a cornerstone of next generation Apache Hadoop, for r=
unning both data-processing applications (e.g. Apache Hadoop MapReduce, Apa=
che Storm etc.) and services (e.g. Apache HBase)=0A=C2=A0- High Availabilit=
y for Apache Hadoop HDFS=0A=C2=A0- Federation for Apache Hadoop HDFS for si=
gnificant scale compared to Apache Hadoop 1.x.=0A=C2=A0- Binary Compatibili=
ty for existing Apache Hadoop MapReduce applications built for Apache Hadoo=
p 1.x.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0- Support for Microsoft Windows.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0- Snaps=
hots for data in Apache Hadoop HDFS.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0- NFS-v3 Access for Apac=
he Hadoop HDFS.=C2=A0=0A=0A"The community has stepped up to the challenge o=
f making Hadoop enterprise-ready, hardening the filesystem, providing high =
availability, adding critical security capabilities,and delivering integrat=
ions to enable consolidation of any kind or amount of enterprise data," sai=
d Aaron Myers, member of the Apache Hadoop Project Management Committee and=
 Engineer at Cloudera.=0A=0A"Today, with the announcement of Hadoop 2 and Y=
ARN, we've taken another step. Beyond the basic multitenancy customers have=
 enjoyed for the past year, enabling them to mix batch, interactive and rea=
l-time workloads, they now have the ability to do so from within a stable f=
oundational part of the Hadoop ecosystem. It's a testament to the community=
's work that now every distribution of Apache Hadoop will enjoy these benef=
its, ensuring that customers can deliver the applications they need, on a s=
ingle Hadoop platform."=0A=0A"It has been an honor and pleasure to work wit=
h the community and a personal thrill to see our four years of work on YARN=
 finally coming to fruition in the GA of Hadoop 2," added Murthy. "Apache H=
adoop is truly becoming a cornerstone of the modern data architecture by en=
abling organizations to leverage the value of all their data, including cap=
turing net-new data types, to drive innovative new services and application=
s."=0A=0A"A large portion of the credit for this success is due to Apache's=
 open-source model, which has permitted a wide range of users and vendors t=
o productively collaborate on a platform shared by all," added Cutting.=0A=
=0AAvailability and Oversight=0AAs with all Apache products, Apache Hadoop =
software is released under the Apache License v2.0, and is overseen by a se=
lf-selected team of active contributors to the project. A Project Managemen=
t Committee (PMC) guides the Project's day-to-day operations, including com=
munity development and product releases. Apache Hadoop release notes, sourc=
e code, documentation, and related resources are available at http://hadoop=
.apache.org/.=0A=0AAbout The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)=0AEstablished=
 in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees nearly one hundred fifty le=
ading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --the world's most=
 popular Web server software. Through the ASF's meritocratic process known =
as "The Apache Way," more than 400 individual Members and 3,500 Committers =
successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade softw=
are, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solution=
s are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively part=
icipates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Fo=
undation's official user conference, trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 5=
01(c)(3) charitable organization, funded by individual donations and corpor=
ate sponsors including AMD, Basis Technology, Budget Direct, Citrix, Cloude=
ra, Comcast, Facebook, Go Daddy, Google, HP, Hortonworks, Huawei, IBM, InMo=
tion Hosting, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, PSW=0AGroup,=C2=A0Pivotal, WANdisc=
o, and Yahoo!. For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/ or follow=
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