Apache Hadoop

Apache Hadoop is a company operating in the data management, open-source software, and big data industries. It was founded on April 1, 2006, by Doug Cutting and Mike Cafarella. The company is based in Islamabad and is built on the Java virtual machine platform.

Apache Hadoop's main competitors in the data management industry are Ataccama and Tabular. The initial publication of Hadoop dates back to January 1, 2005.