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Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop vs IBM Spectrum Computing comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Distribution for H...
Ranking in Hadoop
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (7th)
IBM Spectrum Computing
Ranking in Hadoop
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (23rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop is 27.1%, up from 22.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Spectrum Computing is 2.0%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

Shahan Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
Can host multiple technologies and help businesses with their AI initiatives
The ease or difficulty in setting up the product depends on the environment of the customer where the tool is deployed. If a banking, industrial, or retail sector firm is taken into concentration, depending on how big of a database is maintained, including the applications that are to be hosted, the deployment process can range from a simple to a very complex phase, depending on the architecture. For Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop, one has to go through the usual deployment process, like for any software product. You have to have different environments before going into production, like pre-production environments, test and dev environments. You install and configure all the components in the test environment and then test them on the pre-production environment. Once UAT is done, you move them to the production environment. In general, it's a critical product deployed in a company.
Avra Jyoti Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
One of the best tools in the data management and services area
I mainly used Spectrum Computing for data management, governance, quality, and ETL activity Spectrum Computing's best features are its speed, robustness, and data processing and analysis.  Spectrum Computing is lagging behind other products, most likely because it hasn't been shifted to the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We had a data warehouse before all the data. We can process a lot more data structures."
"We also really like the Cloudera community. You can have any question and will have your answer within a few hours."
"In terms of scalability, if you have enough hardware you can scale out. Scalability doesn't have any issues."
"We experienced many issues when we started working with Hadoop 3.0 in the Cloudera 6.0 version, so there are a lot of things that need to improve. I believe they are working on that."
"The main advantage is the storage is less expensive."
"It has the best proxy, security, and support features compared to open-source products."
"I don't see any performance issues."
"The search function is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Spectrum Computing's best features are its speed, robustness, and data processing and analysis."
"The comparison was challenging, but the IBM Spectrum Scale offered a balanced solution. Our engineers rated itsanalytics capabilities equally high as Pure Storage. For workload management, Spectrum Computing provided effective solutions that met our needs. Workload management is part of a complete solution that uses different tools. There were the cloud and HPC parts; within HPC, there were parts like liquid cooling, simple computing, storage, and orchestration. The orchestration team handled the workload management."
"The most valuable aspect of the product is the policy driving resource management, to optimize the computing across data centers."
"IBM's ability to cluster compute resources is impressive, with built-in support for scenarios like VR and active-active configurations,"
"We are satisfied with the technical support, we have no issues."
"This solution is working for both VTL and tape."
"Easy to operate and use."
"The most valuable feature is the backup capability."
 

Cons

"I would like to see an improvement in how the solution helps me to handle the whole cluster."
"The price of this solution could be lowered."
"There are better solutions out there that have more features than this one."
"We experienced many issues when we started working with Hadoop 3.0 in the Cloudera 6.0 version, so there is a lot of things that need to improve."
"Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop has a limited feature list and a lot of costs involved."
"Currently, we are using many other tools such as Spark and Blade Job to improve the performance."
"The procedure for operations could be simplified."
"The initial setup of Cloudera is difficult."
"This solution is no longer managing tapes correctly."
"SMB storage and HPC is not compatible and it should be supported by IBM Spectrum Computing."
"We'd like to see some AI model training for machine learning."
"Lack of sufficient documentation, particularly in Spanish."
"Spectrum Computing is lagging behind other products, most likely because it hasn't been shifted to the cloud."
"We have not been able to use deduplication."
"In Pakistan, IBM's disadvantage is the lack of OEM support and presence."
"IBM's sales and support structure can be challenging."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing must be improved."
"The product’s price depends from project to project."
"Cloudera requires a license to use."
"The price is very high. The solution is expensive."
"The tool is not expensive."
"It is an expensive product."
"I believe we pay for a three-year license."
"This solution is expensive."
"Spectrum Computing is one of the most expensive products on the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
42%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
9%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool can be deployed using different container technologies, which makes it very scalable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool is expensive. Overall, it's not a cheap software tool, and that is why only large enterprises who are mature enough and have an architecture that is complex enough opt for Cloudera, as its...
What needs improvement with Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop?
The tool doesn't support reporting, and relational databases are still the major source of reporting data. Apache Iceberg will be launched soon within the Cloudera cluster for analytical purposes. ...
What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Computing?
IBM's sales and support structure can be challenging. To work on an IBM deal, you often need to involve multiple specialists, each knowledgeable about only part of the product, rather than having a...
 

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Sample Customers

37signals, Adconion,adgooroo, Aggregate Knowledge, AMD, Apollo Group, Blackberry, Box, BT, CSC
London South Bank University, Transvalor, Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Genomic
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