Hortonworks Parts Ways with CoFounder
August 15, 2013
Eric Baldeschwieler, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Hortonworks, is parting ways with the company. There is some ambiguity as to why the leader of the major Apache Hadoop distributor is leaving. ZDNet covers the story in, “Hortonworks Confirms Co-founder and CTO’s Departure.”
The article begins:
“CEO Rob Bearden confirmed the news in a blog post on Tuesday, acknowledging he was following up on a GigaOM report on Monday already suggesting Baldeschwieler’s departure. The co-founder of the Apache Hadoop distributor appears to be leaving on good terms, but where he is going (and why) remains a mystery. While thanking Baldeschwieler in his remarks, Bearden’s only other comments were dedicated to the short history of the company with an optimistic outlook on where the market is going.”
There has been a lot of shake-up in open source leadership already this year. However, most of it is expansion, as open source companies need the manpower and expertise to fuel the continuing open source boom. But one thing is clear – open source adoption is not slowing down and does not suffer under leadership changes. LucidWorks is a company that uses Hadoop technology in their Lucidworks Big Data solution, and they have brought several new staff on board to bolster the ranks recently. Their industry-leading support coupled with the innovation and efficiency that open source is known for makes LucidWorks a leading contender in the market.
Emily Rae Aldridge, August 15, 2013
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