Summary: The relational database world has decades of research and experience optimizing SQL access and providing the needed capabilities for mission critical environments. Now, new SQL-on-Hadoop offerings are popping up, which is helping IT departments leverage their existing expertise to move into the big data world. Jennifer McGinn, product marketing manager for IBM big data, described the benefits of SQL-on-Hadoop and talked about what IBM BigInsights with its integrated Big SQL have to offer.
