Great example , the 'hadoop' name shows clear innovation and right-brain thinking. as we can see that the name is different and indeed is easy to pronounce. And the logo is very intutive too- a yellow elephant? how many of the nerdy and geeky IT professionals would have come up with such idea? This is the activity of the right-brain thinking that improves one intution and allows one to see the bigger picture.
Great information, Ariella. A super example of right-brain thinking as well.
This is an excellent perspective, Tam, on the distinctive qualities needed for big-data management and use. It moves the thinking beyond just the technical qualifications to embrace the interconnections with business and business decision makers, where the real value takes place.
@Tam from http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/10/14/the-origins-of-hadoop/
Doug Cutting of Cloudera joins SiliconAngle's John Furrier and Wikibon's Dave Vellante at Hadoop World 2010. Doug brought with him Hadoop, his son's elephant doll and the inspiration for the Hadoop name, and he talks about the humble beginnings of spreading data on multiple machines.
"We weren't going to get it running on thousand of machines without a lot of work. It's a tricky kind of programming to do... I had the name sitting in my pocket from when my son named this thing [yellow elephant]. I thought, 'That's a good project name. It's a short word...and I also liked that there was an obvious mascot."
Also in a book: http://books.google.com/books?id=drbI_aro20oC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=origin+of+name+hadoop&source=bl&ots=tZBhvcf0a8&sig=7p7Bd1M6-yh2ZlKny69apCwSzRw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=phatUPGZPInu0gH4loCwCQ&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=origin%20of%20name%20hadoop&f=false
@Ariella, my post was not so outrageous that some thought it was for real. I can only come across the term Hadoop so many times without giggling. Ok then call me juvenile, I've been called worse. Would you blink if tomorrow a new character appeared in Dilbert called Hadoop? If not Dilbert then certainly a great dog name.
@Bolingbroke truth is so much stranger than fiction that anything one suggests as possibility may be realized. The Dilbert comic strip does sometimes address the engineer state of mind, though he comes to clash with pointy-haired managers rather than artistic types.
I do hope we see that TV series or something like it And it's very possible. Nerds are becoming more popular. The "Big Bang Theory" is a hit. And one of Zuckerberg's sisters is producing a TV show about Silicon Valley startups. You never know . . . .
Anyway, I did not intend to perpetuate the stereotype, but rather to point out that it's going to be more and more fruitful for employers to look beyond it, not to mention fun and satisfying for IT employees to be able to do a greater variety of jobs.
@lin, Having been a right-brain techie for many years, I agree with you! However, when teamed together for a common goal, those with a healthy respect for what every team member brings to the table will appreciate those who can see the Big Picture of how Big Data can benefit business, the customer, and ultimately, the bottom line regardless of which side of their brains are used.
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