Why the Hadoop distribution vendor bubble may just be set to burst

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The Hadoop big data bubble may be set to expand in 2015 - but prospects are limited for Hadoop distributors, says SysMech's Andy Stubley

Last month's Hortonworks' IPO was very successful, and on the back of a very solid 2014 MapR looks similarly positioned to be on track for an IPO, either this year or next. However, we're going to ...

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