Microsoft Wednesday announced it will collaborate with Yahoo spin-off Hortonworks to develop a Apache Hadoop implementation for its Windows Server and Windows Azure platforms.



From ComputerWorld:

The company Wednesday announced it will collaborate with Yahoo spin-off Hortonworks to develop a Apache Hadoop implementation for its Windows Server and Windows Azure platforms.

Under the strategic partnership, Hortonworks will lend its domain expertise to help Microsoft integrate Hadoop into its Windows technology.

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