In many ways, 2017 was a singular year for Cloudera, not least because we staged a successful IPO and joined the ranks of the world’s fastest-growing, publicly traded companies. We deeply appreciate the vote of confidence and trust our customers have placed in us and are proud of the hard work of our 1,600-plus employees.…
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Cloudera on Cloudera: Our Journey to Becoming more Data-driven
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I’ve spent the last four years here at Cloudera talking with our customers about how to run their businesses better using their data and Cloudera’s products and services. Now I get to put my money where my mouth is – and turn my focus internally on how we at Cloudera can become more data-driven. We…
Six Strategies for Advancing Customer Knowledge: Bringing Data Together
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I often meet with our customers to help them understand how to connect modern technology to business success. The ever-present question at these encounters is “Where do I start?” For them, they may understand that they need a data-driven strategy or the culture may aim to take a shift to being guided by data. These…
Apache Hadoop 3.0.0 is Generally Available!
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The Apache Hadoop community recently released version 3.0.0 GA, the third major release in Hadoop’s 10-year history at the Apache Software Foundation. We covered earlier releases like 3.0.0-alpha1 and 3.0.0-alpha2 on the Cloudera Engineering blog, and 3.0.0 GA is bigger and better than ever. General availability (GA) marks a point of quality and stability for…
Cloudera’s Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Recognized by Watermark and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
From left to right: Nirupama Kamat, Anne Smith, Aimee Schneider, Wendi Durnin, Britt Sellin, Saketa Chandra Chalamchala, Josh Blackburn, Mike Olson, Kathy Erickson, Hilary Mason, Lauren Tipton. Not pictured: Kathyrn Hirsch Mike Olson, Amr Awadallah, and the rest of Cloudera’s early leaders laid the foundation for a culture of respect, openness, and inclusion from…