StackIQ Certifies on Cloudera Enterprise 5

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 7 — StackIQ, a leading provider of cluster management solutions for Big Infrastructure, including Big Data, Cloud, enterprise Linux applications, and HPC, today announced its certification on Cloudera Enterprise 5, Cloudera’s next generation Hadoop powered Big Data platform that serves as an integral component of enterprise data hubs globally.

StackIQ Cluster Manager is a comprehensive software suite for automating the deployment and management of Big Infrastructure. The combination of StackIQ Cluster Manager and Cloudera Enterprise 5 enables organizations to quickly and reliably deploy enterprise-ready solutions that truly scale for demanding Big Data projects.

“Together, StackIQ and Cloudera offer a solution to help companies change the way they deploy and manage Big Data,” said Tim McIntire, CEO and Co-Founder, StackIQ. “Combining the advanced infrastructure automation capabilities of our cluster management solution and Cloudera’s comprehensive data management platform, allows enterprise customers to leverage best-of-breed tools at each layer of the stack, providing greater uptime, efficiency, and performance.”

StackIQ Cluster Manager is designed from the ground up for Big Infrastructure, including Big Data, Cloud, enterprise Linux applications, and HPC. These environments require powerful management software that turns loosely coupled commodity hardware and open source software into tightly coupled enterprise grade solutions.

“StackIQ certified its Cluster Manager on Cloudera Enterprise 5,” said Tim Stevens, vice president of Business and Corporate Development at Cloudera. “We are seeing very strong demand for Cloudera Enterprise 5 as enterprises increasingly deploy enterprise data hubs in their environments. StackIQ Cluster Manager is a comprehensive solution to automate the deployment and management of these data hubs. Having StackIQ as part of the partner products that are certified and immediately available allows our customers to take advantage of the latest innovation from both companies.”

The Cloudera Certified Technology program, which StackIQ has joined, makes it simpler for technology buyers to purchase the right cluster components and software applications to extract the most value from their data. Clusters that leverage Cloudera Enterprise 5 alongside Cloudera Certified Technologies such as StackIQ operate with reduced risk and lower total cost of ownership. Cloudera Certified Technologies have been tested and validated to use supported APIs, and to comply with Cloudera development guidelines for integration.