Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub

Excellent Management Capabilities: Many users have praised Cloudera Manager for its excellent management capabilities, making it easy to effectively manage a Hadoop cluster. They appreciate the user-friendly interface and robust features that allow them to efficiently monitor and control their cluster's performance, resource allocation, and configuration.

Comprehensive Solution: Several reviewers appreciate that Cloudera provides all the necessary components to build a data hub, making it a comprehensive solution for their needs. With Cloudera, they can seamlessly integrate different tools and technologies required for data processing, storage, and analysis. This eliminates the need for piecemeal solutions and simplifies the overall setup and maintenance of their infrastructure.

Data Discovery and Automation: Users have mentioned that Cloudera helps them discover data across workloads and enables them to automate workflows. Some users specifically mention customer experience and marketing automation as areas where Cloudera excels in automating processes. They highlight how these capabilities enhance efficiency by reducing manual efforts in data exploration and streamlining repetitive tasks. This empowers businesses to harness the full potential of their data while saving time and resources.

Challenging customization: Some users have found it challenging to customize certain features of Cloudera due to inadequate documentation and a lack of informative resources for newcomers. They have expressed frustration in trying to understand how to modify these features without clear instructions or guidance.

Expensive membership fees: Several reviewers have mentioned that they find Cloudera's membership fees to be expensive, suggesting that they could be more profitable compared to other competing technologies. This has led some users to question the value they are receiving for the price they pay.

Lack of knowledgeable resources: Users in the APJC region have expressed difficulty in finding resources knowledgeable in Cloudera solutions for Lab and PoC activities, highlighting a need for improved support in this area. They feel that there is a shortage of experts who can provide assistance and guidance when dealing with complex issues or specific use cases.