Name: IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop
Rating: 4 (16 reviews)

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Updated 13th October 2025

What is IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop?

IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop is a software designed to support large-scale data management and analytics by leveraging the capabilities of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. The software provides tools for managing, processing, and analyzing vast amounts of structured and unstructured data. It integrates with Hadoop distributions to offer features such as advanced analytics, indexing, text analytics, and data visualization. IBM BigInsights also includes components for security, data governance, and workload optimization. The software addresses business needs related to big data processing, enabling organizations to derive value from complex data sets and improve decision-making efficiency.

Overall experience with IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop

TECHNICAL LEAD

50M - 250M USD, Banking

FAVORABLE

“Advance big data analytics platform for actionable insights”

4.0

Jul 5, 2024

this product helped out in creating ETL pipelines and in setting basic main node and data node architecture.

Enterprise Architect

30B + USD, Manufacturing

CRITICAL

“Complex Platform, Migration to Hortonworks presented with lots of challenges”

3.0

Jul 17, 2018

Company Left space by selling services to Hortonworks. Complex platform like Hadoop has several challenges with integration, security, storage type & built applications. Not having continued offering has tremendous challenges.

About Company

Company Description

IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

1911

Head office location

Armonk, New York, United States

Number of employees

10001+

Annual Revenue

30B+ USD

Website

http://www.ibm.com

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IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop Likes & Dislikes

Fast and less complex product as compared to other distributed file system. Better solution for scalibilty and for advance analystics capabilities including machine learning, predictive analytics and AI driven insights.

Lab Services from IBM & support availability.

Integration and setup of the product

integration with non-ibm infrastructure may sometime be challenging. performance issues are there if processing data of large size. The solution could be cost-effective than other available tools in market.

Not having continuity by IBM in this space.

Nothing that i can think of

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Market Guide for Hadoop Distributions

50M-1B USD

Banking

Review Source

Advance big data analytics platform for actionable insights

Solutions Architect - Hyperion/BI

<50M USD

Miscellaneous

Food and Beverage company utilizes IBM Apache for Analytical reporting

5.0

Mar 20, 2019

Apache product is very flexible and easy to manage our integration with other downstream systems. All the web components and logging is easy to trace.

Develepor

IT Services

Constant updates

Mar 1, 2019

Constant updates, simple and fast configurations allow integration with external applications with real-time data.

Developer

Reliable, high level of security and open source processing

Jan 24, 2019

It is updated regularly, fast configuration and easy integration with external applications with run-time data.

10B+ USD

Manufacturing

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What is IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop?

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Overall experience with IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop

“Advance big data analytics platform for actionable insights”

“Complex Platform, Migration to Hortonworks presented with lots of challenges”

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Reviewer Insights for: IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop

Performance of IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop Across Market Features

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IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop Reviews and Ratings

Advance big data analytics platform for actionable insights

Food and Beverage company utilizes IBM Apache for Analytical reporting

Constant updates

Reliable, high level of security and open source processing

Complex Platform, Migration to Hortonworks presented with lots of challenges

4.0

(11 Ratings)

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