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Cloudera Data Platform pros and cons

Vendor: Cloudera
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Ranger allows for easy management of user permissions and access controls.
Hortonworks is recognized for its stability and lack of downtime, primarily dependent on hardware.
Cloudera Data Platform reduces costs while offering data availability for non-real-time searches.
The platform is highly scalable, making it a preferred choice for many users.
Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are deemed valuable features.

CONS

Deleting services on Cloudera Data Platform requires extensive cleanup.
Security and workload management need improvement.
There should be more support for containers like Docker and OpenShift.
Cloud storage integration with Azure, GCP, and AWS is a significant challenge.
The cost of Cloudera Data Platform is high, with room for improvement.
 

Cloudera Data Platform Pros review quotes

SS
Dec 6, 2023
Distributed computing, secure containerization, and governance capabilities are the most valuable features.
Oguzhan Herkiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 10, 2019
The Hortonworks solution is so stable. It is working as a production system, without any error, without any downtime. If I have downtime, it is mostly caused by the hardware of the computers.
reviewer1426866 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2020
The scalability is the key reason why we are on this platform.
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SenioITh677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 28, 2019
Now, using this solution, it is much cheaper to have all of the data available for searching, not in real-time, but whenever there is a pending request.
Prashant  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2022
The product offers a fairly easy setup process.
TO
Jul 19, 2023
The upgrades and patches must come from Hortonworks.
Leslie Mavonyani - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2023
It is a scalable platform.
it_user742794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Ranger for security; with Ranger we can manager user’s permissions/access controls very easily.
it_user742737 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Ambari Web UI: user-friendly.
WH
Nov 24, 2022
The data platform is pretty neat. The workflow is also really good.
 

Cloudera Data Platform Cons review quotes

SS
Dec 6, 2023
Since Cloudera acquired HDP, it's been bundled with CBH and HDP. However, the biggest challenge is cloud storage integration with Azure, GCP, and AWS.
Oguzhan Herkiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 10, 2019
I work a lot with banking, IT and communications customers. Hortonworks must improve or must upgrade their services for these sectors.
reviewer1426866 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2020
The version control of the software is also an issue.
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SenioITh677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 28, 2019
I would like to see more support for containers such as Docker and OpenShift.
Prashant  Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2022
It's at end of life and no longer will there be improvements.
TO
Jul 19, 2023
The cost of the solution is high and there is room for improvement.
Leslie Mavonyani - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2023
More information could be there to simplify the process of running the product.
it_user742794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Hive performance. If Hive performance increased, Hadoop would replace (not everywhere) traditional databases.
it_user742737 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2017
Deleting any service requires a lot of clean up, unlike Cloudera.
WH
Nov 24, 2022
It would also be nice if there were less coding involved.