MapR Awarded Best Big Data Product for Internet of Things and Companies Driving Innovation

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 19, 2017 -- MapR Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in delivering one platform for all data, across every cloud, today announced it was recognized for product innovation by two leading industry publications: Datanami in its Readers’ Choice Awards, and Database Trends and Applications (DBTA) in its Big Data 50 – Companies Driving Innovation in 2017.

The MapR Converged Data Platform enables simultaneous analytics and applications as data happens for companies to create new, intelligent and modern applications. MapR and the MapR Platform were recently recognized for the following:

• Datanami Readers’ Choice Awards –  Selection for a Datanami Readers’ Choice Award reflects the approval of top industry influencers and industry watchers in the big data space.  MapR won both the “Readers’ Choice: Best Big Data Product or Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)” and “Readers’ Choice: Top 5 Vendors to Watch.”
  
  
• Database Trends and Applications (DBTA) Big Data 50 – Companies Driving Innovation in 2017” – Against the rapidly evolving big data scene, this year’s Big Data 50 presents a list of forward-thinking companies that are working to expand what’s possible in terms of collecting, storing and deriving value for data.

“We are honored to have been recognized by two highly respected and influential publications – an enviable accomplishment that is made all the more so by the fact that the Readers’ Choice award also reflects the opinions of our peers,” said Anoop Dawar, vice president, product marketing and product management, MapR. “A new generation of intelligent and modern applications are characterized by using data of all types, many processing engines, and being able to do analytics and applications, together, as the data happens. This industry acknowledgement validates our longstanding corporate vision which drives our continuous product innovation.”

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About MapR Technologies
MapR Technologies has pioneered one platform for all data, across every cloud. We enable companies to harness the power of all of their data with the MapR Converged Data Platform. With the MapR Platform, companies can do analytics and applications together as data happens to create intelligent, next-generation applications to outperform the competition. Global 2000 enterprises are using the MapR Platform to help them solve their most complex data challenges. Amazon, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, SAP and other leading businesses are all part of the MapR ecosystem. For more information, visit www.mapr.com.

Media Contacts:

Beth Winkowski
MapR Technologies, Inc.
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Nicole Gorman
MapR Technologies, Inc.
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