Intel buys stake in Cloudera

Intel has invested heavily in Cloudera as the pace of cloud computing increases dramatically. Image: V. Poth Fotolia

US chip company Intel is leading the financing with a "significant" investment which will give it an 18% stake in Cloudera, the companies said.

The move highlights the importance of cloud services, which can store data from computers and a range of devices including appliances, cars and wearables connected to the Internet.

Tom Reilly, Cloudera's chief executive, said the investment means "Cloudera will be the company to lead this global shift in extracting value from data."

Intel said it was making its largest-ever data centre technology investment for a project making it easier for companies of all sizes to obtain increased business value from data.

The collaboration comes with technology firms looking for opportunities to bring together data from the "Internet of Things," which can include items ranging from coffee cups to tractors.

Cloudera uses a system powered by Apache Hadoop, an open-source software application, which can store and process huge amounts of data efficiently.

"By aligning the Cloudera and Intel roadmaps, we are creating the platform of choice for data analytics," said Diane Bryant, senior vice president of Intel's Data Centre Group.

"We expect to accelerate industry adoption of the Hadoop data platform and enable companies to mine their data for insights that inform the business. This collaboration spans our data centre technology from computer to network, security and storage, and extends to our initiatives for the Internet of Things," Bryant said.

Source: AFP via I-Net Bridge