We are in the testing phase of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop, and we will be in production soon.
IT expert at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Reliable, stable, but difficult to use
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is reliable and stable, it fits our requirements."
- "The procedure for operations could be simplified."
What is our primary use case?
What needs improvement?
The procedure for operations could be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop within the past 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is reliable and stable, it fits our requirements.
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How was the initial setup?
The implementation of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is not easy. It works on multiple nodes and can be complex for testing. The whole process took us one and a half days.
What about the implementation team?
We used a local system integrator for the implementation. We had approximately five people for the implementation.
We have not had to do maintenance of the solution because we are still in the testing phase.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is this solution can be complex.
I rate Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Director of Data Architecture at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
It has enabled us to move BI out of our OLTP database and build a data warehouse, but although Spark under rapid development, it needs improvement.
What is most valuable?
- Cloudera Manager
- Impala
- Sentry
How has it helped my organization?
It has enabled us to move BI out of our OLTP database and build a data warehouse.
What needs improvement?
Some areas are under rapid development, like Spark.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used it for three years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues with the current version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues with the current version.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues with the current version.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
It's excellent.
Technical Support:It's excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched because Cloudera just works.
How was the initial setup?
Cloudera Manager greatly simplifies initial setup.
What about the implementation team?
In-house.
What other advice do I have?
Make sure you have clearly articulated, doable use cases before you start.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Chief Executive Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Overall operational, stable but price could be better
Pros and Cons
- "The product as a whole is good."
- "There are better solutions out there that have more features than this one."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for the data warehousing.
What is most valuable?
The product as a whole is good.
What needs improvement?
There are better solutions out there that have more features than this one.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have just started using the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I do not know of any issues with the stability of the solution.
What about the implementation team?
I have an internal team that does maintenance for the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price could be better for the product.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Performs cost analysis tasks for our customers in the financial industry
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is Kubernetes."
- "The price of this solution could be lowered."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and this is one of the systems that we implement for our clients.
Our clients for this product are in the financial industry and they use it to perform cost analysis tasks.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is Kubernetes.
What needs improvement?
The price of this solution could be lowered.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop can be scaled. Our customers are enterprise-level companies and they have about 100 users for this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
We offer technical support for this solution to our customers.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use another solution prior to this one.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Cloudera really has no competition.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: reseller
Data engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Supports a wide range of tools and has a good support community
Pros and Cons
- "We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours."
- "Without the big data environment, we cannot store all of this data live. We have billions of records and terabytes of storage to be used. It's not an option actually for us to have a big data environment."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case for this solution is to host a big amount of data in our platform, processing, analysis and all of this stuff on the platform.
What is most valuable?
Cloudera is always developing new tools and supports a wide range of tools. We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours. Cloudera is better than other competitors because they acquired Hortonworks.
What needs improvement?
We're processing a huge amount of data on our system. Without the big data environment, we cannot store all of this data live. We have billions of records and terabytes of storage to be used. It's not an option actually for us to have a big data environment. Cloudera is trying to adopt new technologies.
I think the idea of open source tools now is dominating. So Cloudera has to decide how to deal with open-source tools. I subscribe to Cloudera to get an enterprise version but I have found that I can get some of its features from other vendors that would be at a lower cost than Cloudera. They should lower the price.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Cloudera for a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable. I have no issue regarding the stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable. You can add more nodes and you can expand your cluster easily.
How are customer service and technical support?
After we open a ticket, the issue can be resolved very quickly, they have a management portal. I don't contact them directly, but I haven't heard anybody having any problems with it.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complicated. We needed the vendor to install it themselves. The deployment took around three weeks. Three people were involved because they just follow up and supervise the deployment, but they're not deploying anything. The vendor does it.
What other advice do I have?
In terms of the advice, I would say to focus on what tools are available on the market. In terms of open-source, most companies are delivering open source technologies and providing support to these tools. Now I have the option to purchase a license for whatever platform for $1. I can deliver it with another small company at a lower cost. If I was the decision-maker, I'd invest in open-source tools. Cloudera and all of these companies are trying to adapt to these big data technologies and open source tools. Cloudera is trying to put it inside their platform so that we can have a compatible solution.
I would rate it an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Lead Instructor at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
It has fairly matured tools like Cloudera Navigator and Cloudera Manager, but it is lacking Spark SQL support.
Valuable Features:
The features I find most valuable are--
- Enterprise security features (authentication, authorization, data governance, and data protection)
- Proactive support
- Training
Improvements to My Organization:
- Providing robust infrastructure
- Fairly matured tools like Cloudera Navigator, Cloudera Manager, etc.
- Professional support enabled us to provide great customer service
- Our clients are able to perform proactive maintenance in an efficient manner
Room for Improvement:
Spark with R integration is missing. Also, it is lacking Spark SQL support.
Use of Solution:
I've used it for over eight months.
Deployment Issues:
We faced issues in deploying Azure with Cloudera. Our machine hard disks were getting corrupted whenever we used to get patches on weekends. Now these have been resolved.
Customer Service:
They offer excellent support.
Initial Setup:
It was complex because we were doing first time deployment of Cloudera on Azure. Also complexity was high due to lot of security features.
Implementation Team:
We are Big Data consultants, so we implement it.
Other Solutions Considered:
Cloudera is a leader in providing distributions for Hadoop so it was no brainer for us to decide.
Other Advice:
There were initial hiccups when deploying Cloudera on Azure but now this combo is working fine in production, so you can go for it.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Project Coordinator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good search functionality but the user interface needs improvement
Pros and Cons
- "The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
- "The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for external storage.
What is most valuable?
The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution.
What needs improvement?
The user infrastructure and user interface needs to be improved, as well as the performance. The GUI needs to be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for 1 year.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was complex, due to the user interface. We were doing a POC, so we're still doing the deployment.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution seven out of 10. There's tons of room for improvement.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It provides the ability to update configuration through the UI. I think licensing by size of data managed would be a useful improvement.
Valuable Features
The features most valuable to me are--
- Installation (very easy initial setup)
- Configuration
- Ability to update configuration through UI
Improvements to My Organization
It made Hadoop easy to use and made it easy to get started.
Room for Improvement
The licensing was by node. I think licensing by size of data managed would be a useful improvement.
Use of Solution
I used Cloudera Manager to evaluate Hadoop and HBase for one year.
Deployment Issues
No issues encountered.
Stability Issues
No issues encountered.
Scalability Issues
No issues encountered.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Customer Service:
It's excellent.
Technical Support:It's excellent.
Initial Setup
It was very easy.
Implementation Team
It was implemented in-house.
Other Solutions Considered
We compared it to Amazon EMR but found Cloudera Manager to be more functional.
Other Advice
It's a great product and must be evaluated if you are planning to use Hadoop..
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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