Insight ReportThe Little Elephant Driving Big Data Coresight Research May 13, 2015 Executive Summary Despite the funny-sounding name, Hadoop is a serious enterprise software suite that drives “Big Data” Hadoop enables the storage and processing of very large databases in a cluster of inexpensive servers Internet companies such as Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn and many others use Hadoop to manage their databases There is a growing community of startups focused on expanding and commercializing Hadoop technology Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: Greggs Drives Store Closures—And OpeningsAgentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Employ OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol To Unleash a True AI Shopping AgentAnalyst Corner: UK Retail Crime Soars—Visibly Reflected in Stores, with John MercerDick’s Sporting Goods To Acquire Foot Locker: Analyzing Store Overlap, Shopper Penetration and Strategic Reach