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Big data is more than just the size of your dataset; it's an opportunity to find new insights and change your business. Big Data can help organizations become more agile and find answer to new and unknown questions. Imagine if you had the ability to lose all assumptions about your data and could think outside the box for new and emerging results from your data. That is the power of Big Data and MapR Technologies.

As the leader in enterprise grade Hadoop, MapR Professional Services Consultants have the experience and expertise required to support customers during all phases of a Hadoop project, including:

Through our global services organization and network of certified & authorized Professional Services Partners, MapR Technologies can provide services which maximize your investment in Hadoop and related ecosystem technologies and solutions. For more information, contact your local MapR Account Manager.


Hadoop Use-Case Discovery Workshops

MapR's Hadoop Use-Case Discovery Workshops are designed to partner with your organization and help guide your team into the new and complex world Hadoop. MapR understands these challenges and as a result, can help identify the "Big Picture" and discover the unique and valuable opportunities Big Data brings to your organization. Throughout the engagement, we can help provide the clarity and vision to understanding how to find key business value in your growing and evolving datasets. Our consultants provide knowledge, experience and assistance with:

  • Identifying use-cases and business opportunities ideal for MapR and Hadoop ecosystem solutions
  • Defining clear business objectives, value and return-on-investment opportunities
  • Identifying and assisting with the inventory of target data datasources and current workflows
  • Assisting with evaluation of Hadoop related technologies, including languages, clustering algorithms and recommendation engines
  • Identifying key stakeholders as well as the impact on existing resources and projects
  • Developing return-on-investment models based on identified use-cases and business objectives

 

MapR Proof of Value Pilots

Are you currently evaluating Hadoop and researching the value it might be to your organization? Proof of Value Pilots are designed to quickly showcase the value of MapR and highlight the benefits of Hadoop specific to a target use-case. Through our industry experience and our team of consultants, we can help you achieve success. Our consultants work with your team and assist with:

  • Pilot project planning including use-case identification, project scope and resource requirements
  • Identification of network and server infrastructure requirements, based on vendor reference architectures
  • Cluster design integrated with best-practices for effective utilization of the cluster and efficient data flow
  • Assistance with staging of hardware and base Linux operating system
  • Installation and configuration of MapR M3, M5 or M7
  • Development of a limited-scope pilot solution showcasing the value of MapR with your initial data set and workflow
  • Creation of pilot documentation
  • Recommendations and migration strategies for production environments

 

MapR Implementation Services

Deploying and implementing enterprise-grade Hadoop requires specific skills and resources that challenge even today's most talented professionals. MapR has developed extensive knowledge, experience and skill related to successfully deploying Hadoop in today's enterprise environments. Our team of consultants and network of certified partners can help your team implement MapR in a variety of environments, including development, staging, production and mission critical environments. Our implementation packages offers customers a variety of implementation services such as:

  • Review of existing infrastructure including hardware, software and data flows
  • Recommendations on new infrastructure requirements based on enterprise reference architectures
  • Project management including defining project requirements, timelines, skills and resources
  • Assistance with defining and deploying an optimized and secure base Linux operating system on cluster nodes
  • Installation and configuration of MapR M3, M5 or M7 and all related ecosystem technologies and applications
  • Assistance with integration into operations and support systems including authentication, management and monitoring systems
  • Validation and initial testing of MapR implementation
  • Initial benchmarking, optimization and performance tuning based on initial projected workloads and data flows
  • Review and creation of implementation and configuration documentation

 

MapR Health Checks and Cluster Optimization Workshops

Maintaining and optimizing MapR for your current environment is critical to the long-term success of your Hadoop deployment. Our consultants lead an interactive workshop with members of your staff and provide a proactive review on the optimization and performance attributes of your environment. We can help you understand how to diagnose, improve and maintain the health of your MapR deployment.


Hadoop Application and Solution Development Services

MapR and Big Data is greatly centered on creating applications and solutions that harness, mine and process your data. MapR has an extensive network of authorized partners who can provide a variety of development related services, including: