WANdisco's Non-Stop Technology Supports Newly Released Hortonworks Data Platform 2.0

SAN RAMON, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 23, 2013) - WANdisco (LSE: WAND), a provider of high-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, announced its Non-Stop Hadoop supports the generally available Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 2.0. With its new YARN-based architecture, HDP 2.0 is the most flexible, complete and integrated Apache Hadoop distribution to date.

By combining WANdisco's non-stop technology with HDP 2.0, WANdisco's Non-Stop Hadoop for Hortonworks addresses critical enterprise requirements for global data availability so customers can better leverage Apache Hadoop. The solution delivers 100% uptime for large enterprises using HDP across multiple data centers. Failover and recovery are automatic both within and across data centers. Whether a single server or an entire site goes down, HDP is always available.

"With a YARN-based architecture that serves as the operating system for Hadoop, HDP 2.0 takes Hadoop beyond single-use, batch processing to a fully functional, performance-tested, multi-use platform that enables batch, interactive, online and stream processing," said Shaun Connolly, vice president of corporate strategy, Hortonworks. "WANdisco Non-Stop Hadoop for Hortonworks brings guaranteed access and global disaster recovery for a truly integrated Big Data solution."

"Hortonworks and WANdisco share the vision of delivering an enterprise-ready data platform for our mutual customers," said David Richards, Chairman and CEO, WANdisco. "Non-Stop Hadoop for Hortonworks combines the YARN-based architecture of HDP 2.0 with WANdisco's patented Non-Stop technology to deliver a solution that enables global enterprises to deploy Hadoop across multiple data centers with continuous availability."

Live Demo and Party @ Strata + Hadoop World
WANdisco will be demonstrating the technology, Non-Stop Hadoop for Hortonworks, at Strata + Hadoop World in New York October 28-30 in booth 110. Be sure to stop by for a demonstration, and at the same time, pick up an invitation to theCUBE Party @ #BigDataNYC happening Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Warwick Hotel, co-sponsored by Hortonworks and WANdisco.

About WANdisco
WANdisco (LSE: WAND) is a provider of enterprise-ready, non-stop software solutions that enable globally distributed organizations to meet today's data challenges of secure storage, scalability and availability. WANdisco's products are differentiated by the company's patented, active-active data replication technology, serving crucial high availability (HA) requirements, including Hadoop Big Data and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), including Apache Subversion and Git. Fortune Global 1000 companies, including AT&T, Motorola, Intel and Halliburton, rely on WANdisco for performance, reliability, security and availability. For additional information, please visit www.wandisco.com.

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