Apache NiFi

Apache NiFi

Distributed and fault-tolerant realtime computation
Developer(s) National Security Agency, Onyara, Inc., Hortonworks
Stable release
1.0.0 / 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
Preview release
1.0.0-BETA-official / 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
Development status Active
Written in Java
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Distributed dataflow
License Apache License 2.0
Website nifi.apache.org

Apache NiFi is a software project from the Apache Software Foundation which enables the automation of data flow between systems. It can be described as data logistics. Similar to how parcel services move and track packages, Apache NiFi helps move and track data. The project is written using flow-based programming and provides a web-based user interface to manage dataflows in real time.

The project was created by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and originally named Niagarafiles. In 2014 the NSA released the source code as open source, via the NSA Technology Transfer Program.[1][2][3][4][5]

Development of Apache NiFi continued at Onyara, Inc., a start up which was later acquired by Hortonworks in August 2015[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bridgwater, Adrian (2015-07-21). "NSA 'NiFi' Big Data Automation Project Out In The Open". Forbes (magazine). Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  2. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "NSA partners with Apache to release open-source data traffic program | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  3. ↑ "NSA SOURCE CODE LEAK: Information slurp tools to appear online". The Register. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  4. ↑ Wolpe, Toby. "Hortonworks CTO on Apache NiFi: What is it and why does it matter to IoT? | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  5. ↑ "NSA Releases First in Series of Software Products to Open Source Community". www.nsa.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Hortonworks to Acquire Onyara to Turn Internet of Anything Data Into Actionable Insights - Hortonworks". Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Hortonworks buys Onyara, the company behind Apache NiFi, which was developed at NSA". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

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