User:Markkitenga/MapR

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MapR is a San Jose, California-based enterprise software company that develops and sells Apache Hadoop-derived software. The company contributes to Apache Hadoop projects like HBase, Pig (programming language), Apache Hive, and Apache ZooKeeper{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/cloud/why-mapr-is-right-to-give-back-to-apache-hadoop/|title=Why MapR is Right to Give Back to Apache Hadoop|accessdate=1 June 2011}}. MapR's Apache Hadoop release replaces the Namenode architecture of the standard release of Apache Hadoop, eliminating single points of failure, as well as providing snapshotting of HDFS images{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/cloud/meet-mapr-a-competitor-to-hadoop-leader-cloudera/|title=Meet MapR, a Competitor to Hadoop Leader Cloudera|accessdate=1 June 2011}}. MapR entered a technology licensing agreement with EMC Corporation on 25 May 2011, supporting an EMC-specific distribution of Apache Hadoop{{cite web|url=http://msoftnews.com/google/startup-mapr-underpins-emc%E2%80%99s-hadoop-effort/|title=Startup MapR Underpins EMC’s Hadoop Effort|accessdate=1 June 2011}}.

MapR is privately held with funding of $9 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates since 2009. Key MapR executives come from Google, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Veoh.