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Hortonworks, once criticised for burning through cash, has reported a fair second 2018 quarter, with revenues up 40 per cent and net losses down 27 per cent. The results indicate the OG Hadoop-flinger is on the way to make good on promises of profitability. For the three months ended 30 June, revenues were up 39.6 per cent on …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Yes, Horton can than Ginny...

    If it weren't for IBM dragging Horton in to deals, Horton would be hurting.

    IBM needed Horton because they haven't been able to get their Hadoop / Big Data act together and do not have the trust of their customers in this space.

    So its a win/win for IBM and Horton. Lets wait a year and see how these customers are doing.

    IBM is a bit of a wild card these days. They are spread in to a couple of interesting areas these days, but yet not profitable.

    Posted Anon for the obvious reasons... ;-)

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