Big Data Partnership Announces Partnership with Hortonworks

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Big Data Partnership Announces Partnership

with Hortonworks

PR Newswire

LONDON and SUNNYVALE, California, June 13, 2012

LONDON

and

SUNNYVALE, California

,

June 13, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

- Big Data Partnership Becomes First Authorised Hortonworks Training and SI

Partner in

Europe

Big Data Partnership, a leading 'Big Data' specialist solution provider based in

the UK, today publicly announced a strategic partnership with Hortonworks,

joining their System Integrator (SI) and certified Training Delivery Partner

programmes. Hortonworks is a leading commercial vendor promoting the

innovation, development and support of Apache Hadoop, based in

Sunnyvale,

CA.

As the first Hortonworks certified training partner in the UK and

Europe

, Big

Data Partnership is uniquely placed to deliver the Hortonworks Certified Apache

Hadoop Developer and Administrator courses through private on-site training

for enterprise customers.

"We are extremely excited to add Hortonworks to our partnership ecosystem

and, in doing so, become their first authorised Training and SI partner in

Europe

. We have seen an upsurge in awareness and interest in Big Data

leading to a rapid increase in the adoption of Hadoop platforms in the UK and

Europe

," said Mike Merritt-Holmes, CEO & Co-founder, Big Data Partnership.

"The Hortonworks Certified Apache Hadoop Developer and Administrator

courses stand out as unique through their development by the industry's

foremost Hadoop experts including the original creators of Hadoop at Yahoo!

and committee members. Big Data Partnership is delighted to be the first

company to bring these outstanding courses to the European market,

empowering customers with real-life actionable skills to develop, implement

and administer cutting-edge Hadoop solutions."

The partnership will enable customers to build and implement sophisticated

enterprise-class 'Big Data' applications with the support of some of the best

minds in the industry. The blend of Hortonworks' proven experience in

deploying and supporting Hadoop in large-scale production environments and

Big Data Partnership's extensive industry and local market expertise, fully

backed by the core team of Apache Hadoop creators & committee members,

brings a new standard of training, certification and SI expertise to the European

market.

"We are very pleased to add Big Data Partnership, who are committed to open

source and Apache Hadoop, to our partner programme. With a vital

perspective on the challenges and opportunities in

Europe

, we believe this

strategic relationship will enable both companies to more effectively serve our

enterprise customers in meeting their Big Data needs," said Renee Beckloff,

senior director, global delivery services, Hortonworks. "By partnering with Big

Data Partnership we are also able to take the first step in globalising our

training offering.

About Big Data Partnership

Big Data Partnership is the leading UK-based big data specialist solution

provider, offering a combination of Professional Services and Training to help

enterprise clients unlock the value in complex data. With a team of industry

experts and thought leaders in big data technologies including the Apache

Hadoop ecosystem and NoSQL databases, Big Data Partnership has the

knowledge and experience needed to Discover, Develop & Deliver scalable and

reliable big data solutions, driving exciting results for our customers. Big Data

Partnership is both a Systems Integrator and Training Delivery Partner of

Hortonworks (the first in

Europe

). For more information, visit

http://www.bigdatapartnership.com.

About Hortonworks

Hortonworks is a leading commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, the

preeminent open source platform for storing, managing, and analyzing big

data. Our distribution, Hortonworks Data Platform powered by Apache Hadoop,

provides an open and stable foundation for enterprises and a growing

ecosystem to build and deploy big data solutions. Hortonworks is the trusted

source for information on Hadoop and together with the Apache community,

Hortonworks is making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage, and

use. Hortonworks provides unmatched technical support, training and

certification programs for enterprises, systems integrators, and technology

vendors. For more information, visit http://www.hortonworks.com.

Contacts

Hortonworks, Inc.

Charlie Purdom, [phone] x226

[e-mail]

Big Data Partnership Ltd.

Pinal Gandhi, [phone]

[e-mail]