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IBM makes huge bet on open source software for big data analysis

Investment in Apache Spark will strengthen company's position in the market for big data tools, say analysts

Published Mon, Jun 15, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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THE IBM "endorsement effect" has often shaped the computer industry over the years. In 1981, when IBM entered the personal computer business, the company decisively pushed an upstart technology into the mainstream.

In 2000, open source operating system Linux was viewed askance in many corporations as an oddball creation and even legally risky to use, since the open source ethos prefers sharing ideas rather than owning them. But IBM endorsed Linux and poured money and people into accelerating the adoption of the open source operating system.

On Monday, IBM is to announce a broadly similar move in big data software. The company is placing a large investment - co…

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