big data

We want to take the headache out of deploying and using Big Data solutions. And today, through a strategic partnership with Hortonworks, a leader in Apache Hadoop development, implementation, support, operations and training, we will do just that.

In the last six months there has been a dramatic increase in interest for NoSQL and Big Data. You probably have heard “NoSQL is the future of databases,” or that “Big Data is a key technology that will allow businesses to get much smarter.”

Infochimps knows what it’s like to deal in big data; it’s the company’s specialty as a big data platform for the cloud. And one of its top requirements is flexibility. As Infochimps Operations Engineer Nathanial Eliot put it: no two jobs are alike – one may need thousands of servers, one may need two. Flexibility and scalability are two of the reasons Infochimps is excited about Rackspace Cloud Servers powered by OpenStack.

Simit Patel is a trader, writer, and technology entrepreneur. Simit blogs via Contently.com.

Chris is a developer, writer, tech enthusiast, and husband. He blogs about productivity and technology at Lifehack.org. Christopher blogs via Contently.com.

Jonathan Ellis is the CTO and co-founder of DataStax. DataStax is the developer of DataStax Enterprise, a distributed, scalable, and highly available database platform.