Hortonworks Touts Partnerworks Channel Program Success, Looks To International Expansion

One year after launching its #Partnerworks channel program, big data software developer #Hortonworks has grown its partner ranks by 400, introduced a certification track for managed service providers, expanded partner sales and engineering certification offerings, and improved communications with its 2,100 solution provider partners. # Hadoop "It was a pragmatic year" for Partnerworks, said Chris Sullivan, Hortonworks' senior vice president of channels and alliances, in an interview with CRN. "Our channel community, the partner community, is strategic and critical to our business. We're pleased with the results."  Hortonworks, founded in 2011, is a major player in the big data arena, marketing its #Hadoop -based Hortonworks #DataPlatform and #DataFlow products for managing huge volumes of data
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