AWS Updates Big Data Analytics Platform With New Support For Hadoop And Its Ecosystem

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has updated its Elastic Map Reduce platform with a new version of Hadoop and updated support for its data analytics ecosystem.

Elastic Map Reduce is AWS platform for processing large amounts of data. But unlike many vendors, AWS offers a hosted service. The challenge for AWS is to keep Hadoop and its accompanying ecosystem updated and in pace with the latest open-source platforms.

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX Android tablets hit the UK from £199

Amazon launched its UK assault on the highly competitive Christmas tablet market today releasing pricing and pre-order for its two latest tablets.
The Kindle Fire HDX Android tablets will cost between £199 and £489, depending on size and storage. Pre-order is available on Amazon's site and the tablets will start shipping from 27 November.
The ad-supported 7-inch version costs £199 for 16GB of storage with wifi only, increasing to £339 for the 64GB variant with 4G and without ads in the US.
The larger 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX with the same 16GB of storage and adverts costs £329 with wifi, and reaches £489 for 64GB of storage and 4G without ads.

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