Cloudera Named to CRN's Big Data 100 List for Four Consecutive Years

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloudera, Inc. (NYSE: CLDR), the leading provider of the modern platform for machine learning and advanced analytics built on the latest open source technologies, has been named to The Channel Company's CRN® 2017 Big Data 100 list for the fourth year. This annual list recognizes the ingenuity of technology suppliers bringing to market innovative offerings for harnessing the increasingly large volumes of data generated.

Businesses are constantly grappling with the exploding volume, speed and variety of information they produce and utilize on a daily basis to remain competitive. Solution providers are on a never-ending quest to tame big data with innovative tools, technologies and services that they can offer to customers to attain meaningful insights and drive business value.

In response to this challenge, the CRN editorial team has identified the IT vendors at the forefront of data management, business analytics and infrastructure technologies and services. The resulting Big Data 100 list is a valuable guide for solution providers seeking out key big data technology suppliers.

"As the amount of accessible data continues to increase, so does the challenge to maximize its value," said Tom Reilly, chief executive officer at Cloudera. "By offering next-generation technology and our advancements in machine learning impacting the Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, data science and the cloud, we will continue helping our customers solve the most complex problems in the world."

With billions of sensors, smart machines and connected devices generating and disseminating data every second, Cloudera's enterprise-ready platform excels at meeting the challenges placed on an organization for broad and secure access to data for advanced analytics and machine learning. Companies included in the Global 8000 that are capturing and managing the majority of the world's digital information rely on Cloudera to become data-driven enterprises in this hyper-connected world.

"Businesses everywhere are faced with managing information streams of unprecedented volume and complexity, requiring more powerful and efficient tools than ever before for capturing, storing, organizing, securing and analyzing data," said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. "CRN is pleased to present the 2017 Big Data 100, a list of vendors whose ingenuity and creative problem-solving have introduced remarkable new ways to help solution providers tackle this mammoth task. Congratulations to these big data aces, who have not only kept pace with the rapidly evolving demands of the data management field, but also innovated and challenged the status quo."  

View the 2017 Big Data 100 list. Here are the 2016, 2015, and 2014 lists. See other notable industry accolades for Cloudera.

About The Channel Company
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About Cloudera
Cloudera delivers the modern platform for machine learning and advanced analytics built on the latest open source technologies. The world's leading organizations trust Cloudera to help solve their most challenging business problems with Cloudera Enterprise, the fastest, easiest and most secure data platform available for the modern world. Our customers efficiently capture, store, process and analyze vast amounts of data, empowering them to use advanced analytics and machine learning to drive business decisions quickly, flexibly and at lower cost than has been possible before. To ensure our customers are successful, we offer comprehensive support, training and professional services. Learn more at cloudera.com.

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