Get the full report here: https://www.mapr.com/idc-researches-business-value-mapr?source=Socia&campaign=SM_Slideshare&utm_source=slideshare&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IDC+Report+Business+Value+of+MapR "Many enterprises are turning to Hadoop to facilitate the management of large collections of data and find those nuggets of great value for business intelligence (BI) analysis and reporting as well as key patterns that can serve advanced analytics purposes. The problem is that getting started with Hadoop can be risky and expensive. The best strategy is to work with a firm that has expertise in Hadoop and data management and that offers software that can enhance Hadoop’s functionality and ease of use. MapR is one such firm. The question is, what benefits do MapR users realize versus other options?"

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IDC White Paper | The Business Value of MapR
Executive Summary
Many enterprises are turning to Hadoop to facilitate the management of large collections
of data and find those nuggets of great value for business intelligence (BI) analysis and
reporting as well as key patterns that can serve advanced analytics purposes. The problem
is that getting started with Hadoop can be risky and expensive. The best strategy is to
work with a firm that has expertise in Hadoop and data management and that offers
software that can enhance Hadoop’s functionality and ease of use. MapR is one such firm.
The question is, what benefits do MapR users realize versus other options?
IDC conducted interviews with nine organizations using MapR as a Big Data platform to
understand how they are leveraging it to make their Big Data operations more efficient
and effective and drive their businesses with Big Data. IDC’s research found that these
organizations are achieving strong business value with MapR, with their investments in
MapR projected to yield an average three-year return on investment (ROI) of 382% by:
» Enabling data scientists and application developers through strong performance,
resiliency, and improved timeliness and quality of analytical outputs
» Generating substantial additional revenue through the development and delivery
of products and services driven by analytics
» Providing a highly reliable and resilient Big Data environment
» Serving as a cost-effective and efficient Big Data environment
The Business Value of MapR
Sponsored by:
MapRTechnologies
Authors:
Carl W. Olofson
Matthew Marden
January 2016
Business Value
Highlights
$19.44
Million
Per interviewed organization
in average discounted
business benefits over
three years
382%
Average three-year ROI
8.2-Month
Payback period
31%
higher data scientist
productivity
39%
Higher application developer
productivity
42%
Lower cost of operations than
alternative Big Data solution