Yahoo eyes Hadoop spin-off

May 1, 2011 • James Mawson

News provider Wall Street Journal said Yahoo was "weighing" a Hadoop spin-off potentially backed by venture capital firm Benchmark Capital.

Internet services company Yahoo Is reportedly considering spinning off its Hadoop engineering division while retaining a minority stake.

News provider Wall Street Journal said Yahoo was "weighing" a Hadoop spin-off potentially backed by venture capital firm Benchmark Capital.

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.

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