LexisNexis open sources code for Hadoop alternative

HPCC Systems, the division of LexisNexis Risk Solutions dedicated to big data, has released the open source code of its data-processing-and-delivery software it’s positioning as a better version of Hadoop. The High Performance Computing Cluster code is available on Github, and it marks the commencement of HPCC Systems’ quest to build a community of developers underneath Hadoop’s expansive shadow.

“We’re now really open source,” LexisNexis CTO Armando Escalante told me, responding to early criticism that the company was dragging its feet on releasing the code. He said he’s excited, but nervous because the code is now exposed to reviews and comments after years of operating privately within LexisNexis Risk Solutions....