Data architecture optimization with Hortonworks Data Platform

Integrating Apache Hadoop with your enterprise data warehouse

Published April 2015

The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) is a standard component of a corporate data architecture because it provides valuable business insights and powerful decision analytics for front-line workers, executives, business analysts, data scientists, and software developers. It has become the foundation for data analytics within the enterprise. EDW solutions are mature and extremely effective for reporting and data analytics.

Over time, however, they have created new challenges for IT and the business. As an answer to the challenges of Cost, Complexity and Expansion, organizations have turned to Hadoop to Archive, Offload and Enrich their EDW environment.