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How much does it cost to purchase a Tim Hortons franchise?
The cost of a full Canadian franchise varies from $480,000 to $510,000* (CDN$) (plus all applicable taxes). At least $153,000 of the franchise cost must be unencumbered (cash or liquid assets), in addition to $50,000 in working capital (also unencumbered). The remaining amount may be financed through the chartered banks, upon approval of a franchise.
* The cost of a Tim Hortons license may exceed $510,000 in certain locations due to higher development costs.
What is included in the cost of the franchise?
Included in the cost of a franchise is the following:
Who is responsible for the costs to develop the location (site and building)?
The TDL Group Corp. assumes all costs associated with the development of the land and building. It is not an option for a franchisee to develop the property or own the building.
What if I own property that I would like to develop with Tim Hortons?
Should an interested individual or landowner bring a specific site to us we cannot guarantee that they will be the franchisee for that site, if we pursue it. There are numerous factors that would determine if a site were to be offered to an existing or new franchisee.
What types of qualifications does Tim Hortons seek in a franchise candidate?
For mutual success and satisfaction, we must ensure that every Franchisee possesses the necessary skills, commitment level, dedication, work ethic, character and strong people skills. There are a number of qualifications we look for in an applicant such as:
*Please note Tim Hortons franchises only to individuals who will be hands-on operators, not to corporations or passive investors. We expect both applicants, if approved for a franchise, to commit to the demands of a 24/7 busy restaurant operation, and both be equally invested in time, financial investment and effort.
Why are two partners required?
Given the demands of a 24 hour, 7 days a week operation, it is our strong preference to seek Franchisees that can demonstrate extensive coverage and availability. We are not conducive to investors or silent partners and will only consider applications which include two partners.
Who can be a partner?
We consider any proposed partnership and evaluate accordingly. Our goal is to ensure we have the best franchisees in our restaurants, and recommend giving careful consideration to who your potential partner will be as Tim Hortons franchise agreements are typically 10 years in length with an option to renew for an additional 10 years. We evaluate criteria in any partnership such as: time you have known one another, previous business experience together, proven experience working in a non-business setting, and other factors.
What is the application process?
In considering any applicant, there are a number of aspects that are assessed in evaluating candidacy. These include ownership structure, commitment level, work ethic, skills and qualifications, previous employment and managerial experience, strong people skills, and financial soundness.
The nature of the operation requires a personal commitment to the business, and, particularly in the initial years, an investment of long hours. Since the franchise agreement is for a 10 year term, plus potential renewals totaling an additional 10 years, we seek franchisees who can make a long term commitment to operating the franchise, without becoming absentee owners once established.
This is done by a partnership of two individuals, both devoting their full and entire efforts to the restaurant operations. Our definition of full-time is without any outside employment commitments or other active operating business.
Both partners must be able to contribute financially in the business (which as a total meets our minimum requirements). We are not conducive to investors or silent partners.
Our Franchising Team carefully reviews all applicants and contacts those applicants that meet the requirements of TDL GROUP CORP. We cannot guarantee that any "approved" applicant will ultimately be awarded a franchise as it is heavily weighted on a number of factors including:
Once I meet the criteria, what is the waiting period for a franchise and how do I know what number I am on the list?
We do not rank applicants in order in which they apply. Therefore, we are unable to quote timeframes or guarantee a candidate that they will ultimately be chosen for an interview and/or approved for a franchise. When we have an opportunity for a new franchisee, all applicants who have identified that particular area as a location preference, will be considered. The most qualified applicants will be contacted for the first interview. Consideration is not based on the length of time that an applicant has been on file.
I applied several years ago. Do I need to re-apply?
It is the responsibility of all applicants to update any changes to their file. If it has been more than two years and you have not been shortlisted for a restaurant, we kindly request you update your file with us and re-instate your interest. If you have applied prior to 2013, you will need to update your information online with TDL GROUP CORP. as we have recently moved to an online system.
What type of return can I expect?
Projected Earnings statements are provided to candidates who have been short-listed for a particular opportunity. These statements are not available in the initial stages of the application process.
In addition to the initial investment of a Tim Hortons franchise, what on-going payments am I required to make during the term of the License?
On-going payments include:
at the end of each five (5) year period of the License term, at the sole discretion of The TDL Group Corp., an obligation to refurbish the restaurant to meet current Tim Hortons standards.
What is the term of the License Agreement?
The term of the License Agreement is usually 10 years and usually with options to renew for up to a further period of 10 years.
What if I am interested in an International franchise outside of Canada and the United States?
We have recently announced a Master License Agreement and operate locations in United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Our plans for further international expansion are not yet established and we cannot offer a time frame when this will change.
Please forward your International inquiries to:
What if I am living outside of Canada; can I still apply for a Canadian franchise?
Applicants must be permanent residents of Canada in order to apply for a franchise. Unfortunately, we are unable to pre-approve applicants to assist them in the immigration process.
I have an idea for a "non-traditional" restaurant (ie: food truck, special kiosk, etc.) Can I submit a proposal for an idea?
Tim Hortons only franchises stand-alone restaurants. We will not consider or accept proposals that are not conducive to our Franchise model.
I own a business. Can I still operate a Tim Hortons?
In order to operate a Tim Hortons restaurant, an approved Franchisee who is awarded a Tim Hortons restaurant must sell their business and cannot operate any other business without the written approval of TDL GROUP CORP (please note that submitting an application or becoming pre-qualified is not the same as being awarded a Tim Hortons restaurant and should not be construed as such).
How secure is my personal information?
All information is kept confidential within the Franchise department of The TDL Group Corp. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.


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Late-model cars, trucks, crossover SUVs, and vans are more dependable than those manufactured a few years earlier, according to the
J.D. Power and Associates 2013 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study
. The study, now in its 24th year, measures problems experienced during the previous 12 months by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles (2010 model year). According to the 2013 study, owners of 2010 model-year vehicles experience about 5% fewer problems, on average, than did owners of 3-year-old vehicles (2009 model year) who were surveyed for the 2012 VDS. This difference is particularly evident in models that were first introduced to the market for the 2010 model year, or substantially redesigned from the previous year (2009 model year).
The overall dependability score for each model is derived based on the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100) for that model, with a lower score reflecting higher quality. In the 2013 VDS, the
Lexus RX
has the fewest reported problems (57 PP100), on average, in the industry--the first time in the history of the
Vehicle Dependability Study
that a crossover or SUV has achieved this distinction. Chrysler Group's
brand posts the greatest year-over-year improvement--52 PP100--from 2012.
Toyota, GM, Honda Receive Multiple Segment Awards
For a second consecutive year,
ranks highest among all nameplates in vehicle dependability.
, and
follow in the rankings, respectively. Lexus,
, and Toyota--all produced by Toyota Motor Corp.--earn a total of seven model awards for ranking highest in vehicle dependability in their respective segments. Models built by General Motors receive four model awards.
Toyota and its trio of brands earns seven segment awards in the 2013 VDS for the
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Toyota Prius
Toyota Sienna
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Toyota RAV4
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Buick Lucerne
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Tahoe
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Acura RDX
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Audi A6
Ford Ranger
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The dependability of 2010 models that were new to the market, or substantially redesigned from the previous year, show fewer PP100, compared with 2010 models that were unchanged from 2009 model-year vehicles (116 PP100 vs. 133 PP100, respectively). Models that were "refreshed" for 2010 (i.e., given minor changes) average 111 PP100 in the 2013 study.
"There is a perception that all-new models, or models that undergo a major redesign, are more problematic than carryover models," said David Sargent, vice president of global automotive at J.D. Power and Associates. "Data from the 2013 VDS suggests that this is not the case. The rapid improvement in fundamental vehicle dependability each year is more than offsetting any initial glitches that all-new or redesigned models may have."
This was the first year since the study was redesigned in 2009 in which new or redesigned models have experienced fewer problems than those that had gone unchanged from the previous year.
Industry Sees Continuous Improvement
Overall vehicle dependability in the 2013 study averages 126 PP100, compared with the 2012 average of 132 PP100--an improvement of 5%, and the lowest PP100 since the study was inaugurated in 1989. Among the 31 nameplates evaluated in 2013, 21 have improved from last year. Domestic nameplates average 133 PP100 in the 2013 study, compared with 123 PP100 for import nameplates. However, that 10-point gap in dependability has narrowed from 13 PP100 in the 2012 study.
"The continuous improvement in long-term dependability means consumers should have more confidence in three-year-old vehicles, whether they are keeping their current vehicle or shopping for a used car, truck, crossover or SUV," said Sargent. "This means there are a lot of dependable off-lease vehicles in the used-vehicle market. It also means that owners who keep their vehicle beyond the manufacturer's warranty period are able to have greater peace of mind that vehicles are becoming increasingly more dependable. That said, it is virtually certain that new vehicles being sold today will be even more reliable in three years."
As Problem Count Increases, Loyalty Decreases
Not unexpectedly, the study also finds that the fewer problems owners experience with their vehicle, the greater their loyalty to the brand. Combining previous-year VDS results with actual vehicle trade-in data from the J.D. Power and Associates
Power Information Network(R) (PIN)
, J.D. Power finds that 54% of owners who do not experience any problems with their vehicle stay with the same nameplate when they purchase their next new vehicle. Brand loyalty slips to 41% when owners experience three or more problems with their vehicle. Owners of premium-brand models are slightly more loyal to their nameplate than are owners of non-premium models.
"It's one thing to ask consumers if they intend to buy another vehicle from the same brand, but it is much more impactful to know what happens when they actually buy their next vehicle," said Sargent. "By combining our consumer research with trade-in data, we see a clear correlation between dependability and loyalty."
J.D. Power and Associates offers the following tips for consumers regarding vehicle dependability:
The perception that all-new or redesigned models can't be as dependable as those that have been on the market for a year or more is not accurate. Just because a model is new to the market or has been recently redesigned doesn't necessarily mean it won't be as reliable. In fact, dependability of all-new and redesigned models is at a record high, according to 2013 VDS data.
Dependability of 3-year-old models is at an all-time high. If you can't afford a new vehicle, or simply don't want one, you should feel confident when buying a certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle. Whether buying a CPO vehicle or not, be sure to check quality, appeal and dependability ratings of models you are considering on jdpower.com.
Improvements in vehicle dependability have been made by both domestic and import brands, and the gap between the two is narrowing. Perceptions of dependability should not be based solely on vehicle origin--consumers should research a variety of sources in order to make a decision consistent with the current reality of the market.
2013 Vehicle Dependability Study
is based on responses from more than 37,000 original owners of 2010 model-year vehicles after 3 years of ownership. The study was fielded between October and December 2012.
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To qualify, ownership must be kept in the same family for at least 100 years. This ownership can be through husband, wife, children, brothers, sisters, nephews or nieces. A summary listing all past owners and their relationship must be submitted along with an application form. The farm must consist of at least 10 acres of the original tract and the current owner must generate at least $1,000 annually from farm products.
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Cleveland Elementary School and the N.E.W. Montessori Charter Schools held their annual Geography Bee on Thursday, January 29. Classroom representatives from fourth and fifth grades competed against each other answering questions about the 50 states, seven continents and geographic terms.
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(Green Tree, PA) Point Park University (36-7, 8-0) took control of the American Mideast Conference race with a four-game weekend sweep of the Cavs (22-20, 7-5). After taking two from the Cavs on Friday at Walsh, Point Park rallied to win game one 5-4 and defeated the Cavs 6-2 in the nightcap.
Point Park scored a single run in the first inning and two in the second to take the early lead in the opener. Walsh finally erupted with four runs in the seventh inning to take a 4-3 lead. Forrest Boggs (Jr., Suffield, OH/Field/Mercyhurst) and Tyler Jones (Sr., Mansfield, OH/Madison) opened the seventh with singles. Jordan Shank (Fr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) ran for Boggs. With one out, John Stephenson (So., New Philadelphia, OH/HS) singled home Boggs for the Cavs first run of the game. R. J. Vukovich (Jr., North Canton, OH/HS) then singled to left field to score Shank and cut the Point Park lead to 3-2. Walsh scored twice on an error and took a 4-3 lead to the bottom of the seventh. Point Park would then answer with a rally of their own off of Walsh's Zack Speer (Jr., Stow, OH/HS) in the home half of the inning. The Pioneers opened the inning with back-to-to back singles and won the game on a two-run triple from Don McDuffee.
In the nightcap, the Pioneers snapped a scoreless tie with a two runs in the fourth inning off of Walsh starter Billy Gura (Sr., Sagamore Hills, OH/St. Peter Chanel). They would add a single run in the fifth and put the game away with three runs in the sixth.
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WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — With town elections on March 5, Westborough candidates for the the school board, selectmen, housing authority and library board of trustees attended a forum sponsored by the Westborough Democratic Committee Sunday.
Read about the selectmen's forum here.
School Board
There are two seats on the ballot for school committee. Incumbents Bruce Tretter and Stephen Doret are both running for re-election. Tretter said he wants to see quality education in Westborough funded in a responsible way. Doret said more work can be done to reduce transportation costs but said he is proud of the work he has done with the teacher's union in reaching compromises.
Planning Board
Incumbent planning board member Joanne Mallozzi was unable to attend the candidates night due to the weather. She is running unopposed.
Library Board of Trustees
Three seats are open on the library board. Helena Engberg is running for her fourth term, and Kathleen Daly and Edward Baldwin are running as write-in candidates. Daly, a teacher at North High School in Worcester, said she wants more kids to use the library. Baldwin said the library has grown "way beyond books" in embracing new technology, while Engberg referred to the library as "the living room of Westborough."
Housing Authority
Jill Dupree and William Linanne are competing for a three-year term. Both said they were not familiar with the authority's operations but hoped to learn more if elected. Linanne said he favored regionalization of area housing authorities and said he would help Westborough get "the biggest bang for the buck" if elected. Dupree said regionalization was "an opportunity to have a good discussion" that would lead to a positive outcome.
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Couldn't agree with you more. Greg Williams (MF) should be banned from the NFL for life.
The Lions better sign at least one (if not both) of the free agent LT/RT on their list, and hope like hell that Stafford doesn't get hurt - esp. if Shaun Hill is not the back up. Otherwise, the Lions will need to seriously need to take a look at drafting the G from Georgia or an OT with their first pick. The secondary definitely needs to be addressed, too. Tulloch needs to be resigned. A lot to do!!!
The MEAP is a pretty pathetic test when you actually take a look at it. So many of the questions being asked are poorly put together. The test usually given in October instead of spring, which is ridiculous. Basing how a school is doing on ONE, let me repeat that, ONE test score is ludicrous. Let's stop worrying about teaching to the ONE test, and let the teachers do what they do best, TEACH. I have no problem with teaching the curriculum, but too much accountability is being placed on both the teachers and students based on the scores of this ONE test. The MEAP needs to go. I much better test is the Iowa Test. I know many of the Catholic schools used this test as an assessment tool. This test is also put together in a way that is fair and helpful. Michigan needs to look into this ASAP!!!
Very well written article. Shows yet again how crappy the MEAP is and the overall importance of ONE, let me repeat, ONE test score.
Sure won't be going to GR for this crap!!!
On paper sounds like a good hire for the Lions.
Bring Smith back. He earned another shot with the team. Best we will have to wait and see. LeShoure had the ONE injury and need to be given a chance, too. Morris and Williams should NOT be on the roster for next season. Bring in some backs to try out and/or draft ONE with a middle pick or later (if there is a back worth taking a chance on).
The Clint Eastwood commercial was the best one during the Super Bowl!!! As for the Pete Hoekstra commercial, absolutely the worst one - hands down!!!
Totally disagree about both Iverson and Gonzales - neither of them produced like they were capable of.
Must be basing their results on that one and only wonderful MEAP test - NOT!!! If results are being based on this, no wonder the results are looking pathetic, because the test is pathetic to start with.
Trade Raburn, Kelly and/or Oliver.
"Love, Peace, and Soul" as Don Cornelius would say at the end of Soul Train. Cornelius and his show Soul Train, along with Dick Clark and American Band Stand, were the mainstays and pioneer programs of music entertainment. May you RIP Don.
Obama will take Romney to the woodshed when it comes to the debate. OBAMA 2012
How about Oliver, Inge, and Raburn?
Lets get CJ signed first and go from there.
Good Post!!!
A few years ago, some of the Language Arts tests were SCORED INCORRECTLY, and those sections had to be retaken. I wonder if this will happening again or has happened with this years "wonderful" (NOT) MEAP tests?
There's a book by Alfie Kohn, "The Case Against Standardized Testing", which would be good for everyone to take a look at. "Our students are tested to an extent that is unprecedented in American history and unparalleled anywhere in the world. Politicians and businesspeople, determined to get tough with students and teachers, have increased the pressure to raise standardized test scores. Unfortunately, the effort to do so typically comes at the expense of more meaningful forms of learning."
"Kohn's central message is that standardized tests are "not like the weather, something to which we must resign ourselves. . . . They are not a force of nature but a force of politics-and political decisions can be questioned, challenged, and ultimately reversed." The final section demonstrates how teachers, parents, and students can turn their frustration into action and successfully turn back the testing juggernaut in order to create classrooms that focus on learning."


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NFL greats Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshall Faulk are appearing in a public service announcement in favor of gun law reforms, the Associated Press reports..
The spot released Friday is paid for by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which was founded by New York City's Michael Bloomberg and Boston's Thomas Menino. A solemn Smith speaks into the camera: "For the children of Sandy Hook Elementary." Then Tomlinson adds, "Demand a plan."
Faulk says later: "It's time for our leaders to do something."
Mayors Against Illegal Guns says on its website that it "advocates for common-sense measures that will close deadly gaps in our gun laws and make sure law enforcement agencies have the tools they need to detect and deter gun trafficking."
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By Douglas J. GillertAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1996 President Clinton has implemented a 2.3 percent pay raise -- for federal civilian employees, effective Jan. 1. In addition, the president capped locality increases at a national average of 3 percent.
General Schedule employees in certain highercost areas will receive locality raises that increase their total raise including the overall 2.3 percent increase -- to an average of 3 percent.
Locality increases vary by area, said Office of Personnel Management officials. Employees can get the figures for their area from their local personnel office.
Defense "blue collar" workers also will receive raises, up to a maximum of 3.12 percent. OPM established the maximum increase based on price indexes. However, wage grade employee increases are based on 135 local price indexes and established by DoD's Wage Setting Division in Alexandria, Va. A division spokeswoman said local price indexes could exceed the 3.12 percent limit, however no employee will receive a raise any higher.
By law, General Schedule employees also could have received a higher locality adjustment. However, the law that authorizes locality adjustments also allows the president to present Congress an alternative plan consistent with budget constraints and "economic conditions affecting the general welfare." President Clinton submitted such a plan Nov. 22 to House Speaker Newt Gingrich, capping the increases at 3 percent.


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Today Oracle announced that it's Big Data Appliance is available. You can see the press release here.
The appliance was initially announced at Oracle OpenWorld in September. The appliance announced today is pretty similar to what was presented by Oracle in OpenWorld, the glaring difference is that the Hadoop shipped with the appliance will not be a vanilla Apache Hadoop, but rather Cloudera's Hadoop distribution and will include Cloudera's administration software. You can read Oracle's press release about the collaboration here. Alex Popescu blogged about the implications for Oracle and Cloudera.
At this time there are three Hadoop appliances in the market:Oracle's Big Data appliance, Netapp's Hadooplers and EMC's Greenplum DCA. It looks like a lot of companies that did not already adopt Hadoop in 2011, are looking to do so in 2012, and some of them may be considering going with an appliance. I want to take a look at some of the reasons a company will be interested in a Hadoop appliance, and what are the differences between the different appliances.
First, lets recall why a company will be interested in Hadoop at all. The number one reason is that the company is interested in taking advantage of un-structured or semi-structured data. This data will not fit well into a relational database, but Hadoop offers a scalable and relatively easy-to-program way to work with it. This category includes emails, web server logs, instrumentation of online stores, images, video and external data sets (such as list of small businesses organized by geographical area). All this data can contain information that is critical to the business and should reside in your data warehouse, but it needs a lot of pre-processing, and this pre-processing will not happen in Oracle RDBMS.
The other reason to look into Hadoop is for information that exists in the database, but can't be efficiently processed within the database. This is a wide use-case, and it is usually labelled "ETL" because the data is going out of an OLTP system and into a data warehouse. I find the label of ETL a poor fit. You use Hadoop when 99% of the work is in the "T" of ETL – Processing the data into useful information. When I say "ETL", most people imagine de-normalization and some light aggregation that turns the OLTP data into the "Excel spreadsheet" format favored by the BI crowd, and creating bitmap indexes on top of it. If this is the case, you probably don't need Hadoop. Some companies apply fairly advanced statistical analysis on their OTLP data and upload the results to the data warehouse, in some cases machine learning algorithms are used to predict future actions of customers ("people you might know", "Other customers who looked at this product eventually bought"). This kind of deep processing of data can and is being done on top of the data warehouse, using BI tools. But it is sometimes more efficient, in terms of disk space and processing resources to do the same analysis on raw data in Hadoop and use the results as part of the DWH or even OLTP system. It is worth mentioning that Oracle cores are a much more expensive resource than Hadoop cores, and even when Oracle is capable of processing the data more efficiently, IT departments with budget constraints will look at the alternatives.
Now that I convinced all of you to add Hadoop to your 2012 shopping list, lets look at why you may consider Hadoop appliance vs. rolling out your own Hadoop cluster.
I wanted to say that the number one reason to roll your own cluster is cost, but Brian Proffitt from ITWorld disagrees and thinks that Oracle's Big Data Appliance costs about one third of what it would cost to build a comparable cluster on your own: "At $500,000, this may not seem like a bargain, but in reality it is. Typically, commoditized Hadoop systems run at about $4,000 a node. To get this much data storage capacity and power, you would need about 385 nodes…"
I'm looking over the specs and can't quite see where Mr. Proffitt got his numbers. Oracle's appliance has 18 servers, each with 12 cores, 48G RAM and 36T of storage. I can get a nice server with 6 cores, 16G RAM and 12T HD from Dell for 6000$. 54 of those will cost 324,000$ and give me more cores, and same amounts of memory and storage as Oracle's offering. Oracle's offer is competitive, but roll-your-own cluster is still a more frugal choice.
Another good reason to roll your own is the flexibility: Appliances are called that way because they have a very specific configuration. You get a certain number of nodes, cpus, RAM and storage. Oracle's offering is an 18 node rack. What if you want 12 nodes? or 23? tough luck. What if you want less RAM and more CPU? you are still stuck. One of the nicer things about Hadoop is the fact that it does not require fancy hardware, at least, not at first. This allows you to do small scale proof of concept cluster running of some of the "test" servers in the data center and maybe few of the workstations from the development team, and once you demonstrate business value, you can ask for budget. Don't laugh, some excellent large-scale enterprise clusters started that way. The trick is to make sure the business starts relying on your data, then create a large outage, and when they ask questions you explain "It was just a proof-of-concept system running on some spare hardware, and we needed the hardware for another project. If you want production Hadoop, it will cost 384,000$".
If roll-your-own is so attractive, why go with an appliance?
An appliance gets you a standard configuration that a large vendor is willing to support.
If you already know how to size a Hadoop system, which HW to get and how to configure it for maximum performance and reliability, then you are good and can go and roll your own system. However, I've been at many meetings where customers begged their software vendors for hardware advice, that these vendors could not give. Many customers paid Pythian so we'll tell them what hardware to buy for their next upgrade. Many customers bought very expensive systems, that became very expensive bottlenecks as they didn't match the workloads the customer wanted to run on them. Getting business value out of Hadoop is a difficult problem without adding the extra difficulty of sizing the hardware. In many cases, its an excellent idea to let the vendor take care of the sizing exercise and concentrating internal IT resources of the other problems. This becomes even more critical since there's still a significant shortage of employees with solid Hadoop experience. Your sysadmins may not know what hardware to get, how to size the system, how to best configure Hadoop and how to rescue it when it goes wrong, so vendor support becomes extra critical.
Lets take a look at all these appliances, and see what you get with each and how they are different:
Oracle's Big Data Appliance:
You get 18 node rack, with 216 cores, 864G RAM and 648T disk storage. You also get 40G/s infiniband network between the appliance nodes and from the appliance to other Oracle appliances (i.e Exadata and Exalytics).
Software-wise, you get Cloudera's Hadoop distribution with Cloudera's management tools, you get Oracle's NoSQL databasse – a distributed key-value store. And you also get a large number of integration tools:
* Oracle Loader for Hadoop to get data from Hadoop into Oracle RDBMS
* Oracle Data Integrator Application Adapter for Hadoop which enables Oracle Data Integrator to generate Hadoop MapReduce programs through an easy-to-use graphical interface
* Oracle Connector R which gives R users native, high performance access to Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and MapReduce programming framework
* Oracle Direct Connector for Hadoop Distributed File System (ODCH), which enables the Oracle Database SQL engine to access data seamlessly from the Hadoop Distributed File System.
Why do you want Oracle's Big Data Appliance?
Because you already have Oracle database and you need Hadoop to integrate with it. No one else will be able to get data from Hadoop to Oracle faster than Oracle can. They have an unfair advantage – they control the Oracle source code and they know all the internals. Not to mention the infiniband line to your Exadata. If the integration of Oracle and Hadoop is a priority for you, this is the right appliance to get.
Or because you want Cloudera's enterprise-grade cluster management tools. Oracle want this cluster to be enterprise-ready Hadoop, and they got the right management tools for the job. On the other hand, spending large sums on a super-fast network for a system that was designed to maximize the locality of data processing and minimize network overhead is a strange decision indeed.
Note that Oracle says that the connector tools will be available as stand-alone utilities, so you can get good integration even if you decide to go with roll-your-own choice or another appliance.
EMC's Greenplum HD and Greenplum MR:
EMC has two Hadoop distributions and two Hadoop hardware offerings. They are definitely going into Hadoop in a big way:
- Greenplum MR – Based on MapR's improvements to Hadoop, this distribution should be faster and with better high availability than Apache Hadoop. It also supports NFS access to Hadoop's file system (which is not HDFS in this distribution), and MapR's control system.
- Greenplum HD – This is straight up Apache Hadoop, with HDFS and its usual bucket of tools – Pig, Hive, Zookeeper and HBase. EMC integrated Greenplum HD with two hardware offerings:
- Isilon NAS – EMC acquired Isilon around the end of 2010, and at the end of January 2012 the company announced that Isilon's OneFS now natively supports HDFS protocol, so MapReduce jobs on Greenplum HD cluster can work on data stored in Isilon's NAS. This combination seems like a direct competitor for Netapp's Hadoopler offering.
- Greenplum DCA – A module running Greenplum HD that integrate's into EMC's Greenplum DB appliance. EMC's relational share-nothing MPP architecture. Greenplum DCA is available as a quarter-rack add on.
Similar to Oracle's Big Data machine, the Greenplum appliance also has 18 nodes (2 master servers and 16 segment servers. Master servers process the queries and come up with execution plans, segment servers do the processing and store the data.), with 12 cores and 768 GB RAM and 124 TB usable uncompressed capacity. This just gives you Greenplum DB, to this you'll need to add Greenplum HD module. You get to decide how many servers you'll have there, but each will have 12 cores, 48 GB RAM (wow!) and 28TB usable capacity.
Why do you want EMC Greenplum Hadoops?
Get the Greenplum DCA if you use the Greenplum database or plan to. Greenplum DCA appliance is an add-on for Greenplum DB appliance, if you don't want Greenplum DB it makes no sense to get one. If you do – it can be a powerful big-data analysis machine, with Greenplum's relational MPP integrated with Hadoop for unstructured data.
If you are not into Greenplum DB, there is plenty to love about Greenplum MR which solves some nagging availability and performance issues with the Apache and Cloudera Hadoops. Greenplum HD on Isilon will improve data density on the storage, as it uses Isilon's striping and redundancy algorithms instead of replicating each block 3 times as you would in HDFS and can offer higher availability by removing the name-node single point of failure. It may even improve scalability, I'm waiting to see the benchmarks on this one.
Note: This section was edited based on feedback from EMC in the comments. The previous version mixed up Greenplum HD and MR, and didn't include anything about Islion.
Netapp Hadooplers:
Officially, the name is Netapp Hadoop Open Storage System. It is indeed "open" in the sense that Netapp gives the most flexibility in sizing and configuring the system. Unfortunately this does not make for a very clear offering.
Netapp's Hadoop solution is made of "building blocks" each block has 4 data nodes, which Netapp doesn't specify, and it seems that its up to the customer to choose and buy the servers that he wants, and a Netapp E2660 that runs the Engenio OS, has 60 disks of 2T or 3T each, running in RAID 5 or RAID 6.
In addition the customer will need a job tracker node, and two name nodes, connected to FAS2040.
Software wise, you'll need to run Cloudera Hadoop and Redhat Linux 5.6. They also bundle (or recommend? I'm not sure) Ganglia as a monitoring system. Netapp has a lot of excellent advice on how to configure those in its sizing guide.
Why do you want Netapp Hadoopler?
Because you like working with Netapp as a vendor, because you like the flexibility of almost rolling your own cluster, but with the support and guidance of an experienced vendor and because you think E2660 can give improved performance for HDFS. They have pretty convincing benchmarks for the latter.
You will definitely end up with a Hadoop like no other. Hadoop was built to use the local storage on each processing node, so moving the storage to E2660 is a serious departure from standard architecture. And why put up with RAID 5 or RAID 6, when Hadoop should really replicate each block to different nodes? The Hadoopler is a strange hybrid beast that I have hard time swallowing.
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Can you redo and confirm the math on EMC DCA?
I am overwhelmed by your claim:
You get to decide how many servers you'll have there, but each will have 12 cores, 192 GB RAM (wow!) and 28TB usable capacity.
192 RAM per node?
The data sheet says 192G RAM per node:
Its a lot, definitely not commodity, but not unheard of. Oracle X2-2 Exadata has 144G RAM per node.
Remember that DCA is first and foremost a high end database server (for Greenplum DB) and those benefit from huge amounts of RAM that you don't normally see on Hadoop clusters.
My understanding of the data sheet is that each "module" quoted in the data sheet is a batch of 4 segment servers, leading to a more believable number of 48G.
Given the price EMC is charging, 192G RAM and 28T hard drive per node will be a tremendous bargain, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
Each node is 12 core, 48G and 12 x 2T hard drive, that's the spec. 24T is raw space and usable will be lower, probably only 7T, due to RAID, mirroring and space for Hadoop integration.
Its not exactly clear in the data sheet, but your interpretation makes sense.
How much EMC is charging for those things?
DJ is correct. There are 48GB "segment hosts" in the DCA. The drive density is not fixed at 2TB though.
You're providing incorrect information in this article. Greenplum HD is Greenplum's homegrown Apache-based distribution that is completely based off of open source technology. Greenplum HD can be packaged as software only or on the DCA appliance.
Greenplum MR is based off of MapR's M5 distribution and contains proprietary elements to it. Greenplum MR is not packaged on the DCA appliance at this point. Visit the Greenplum Website for clarification – http://www.greenplum.com/products/greenplum-hd
Please check your facts before posting information that is not entirely accurate.
– Will
Why is no one talking about Infiniband? This is one of the unique differenciators of Oracle's BDA versus building your own or going wild with storage vendors.
Hi Team,
Hadoop training will be added advantages for Oracle DBA's.
Any update of ths for 2013?
I think the NetApp option is different but are the other offerings still roughly the same?
Oracle's big data appliance evolved a bit. I wrote about what's new here: http://www.pythian.com/blog/new-year-new-big-data-appliance/
I didn't follow up with EMC, but I'm guessing they had a busy year too.
Hi Gwen, Good information. Thanks. Intel has just released the Apache-Hadoop. Any comments or inputs on this?
HI Gwen – What about IBM's (and Netezza) offering of Big Data Appliances. Could you add your thoughts and compare with competitors? Thanks.
How much is Greenplum charging for this?
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"Let the Lord be magnified,
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Why God Wants Us To Prosper
If you are one of those Christian�s that believe you shouldn�t be prosperous and that you should be content with just enough to get by, then you are rejecting God�s covenant because as we will learn, prosperity is a part of God�s will for you. From the beginning of time, God has always promised prosperity to those who follow Him and who are obedient to His Word. God wants to give good gifts to His children but He also wants us to be prosperous so that we can have the finances to takes to spread the gospel throughout the world
Deuteronomy 8:18
and to help those in need
Ephesians 4:28
. Money is necessary to survive in this world. We need it to live on and to pay our personal expenses but money is also necessary to pay the expenses it takes to spread the Word of God. Expenses such as utilities, gas, printed materials and training aids, sound systems, travel expenses, TV and radio time and more. There is nothing wrong with having "things" because in
Matthew 6:33
, we see that God wants to give us things. We just shouldn�t spend it foolishly or hoard it away, refusing to help others and not give where you see a need. Lets start by looking at some verses that show that God wants you to prosper, have good gifts, to have the desires of your heart and to have plenty to share for God�s work.
3 Reasons Why God Wants You To Prosper
So that all of your needs are met.
So that the preaching of the gospels needs are met.
So that you can give to others.
Verses That Show Financial Prosperity Is God's Will For You
Notice that some of them have conditions attached to them in the form of,
"If you will do this...God will do that."
3 John 1:2
Philippians 4:19
Romans 13:8
Proverbs 13:22
Matthew 6:33
James 1:17
Joshua 1:8
2 Corinthians 9:8
Psalm 1:1-3
Psalm 34:10
Psalm 37:4
Deuteronomy 29:9
John 15:7
Luke 12:32
Psalm 112:1-3
2 Chronicles 20:20
Matthew 7:11
John 10:10
1 Timothy 6:17
Job 36:11
Genesis 13:2
Psalm 35:27
Isaiah 1:19
If God didn�t want us to be prosperous, why then did He instruct us in so many different ways on how to be prosperous? God speaks of prosperity as a blessing
Deuteronomy 28:4-6, 8, 11
. We find what you must do to receive these blessings in
Deuteronomy 28:1-2
. This is part of the old law and Old Covenant but remember the Old Covenant was written for people living under the curse of sin. It was intended to be temporary until Jesus came. Jesus came and redeemed us from the "curse" of the law by being made a curse for us on the cross
Galatians 3:13-14
. On the cross Jesus cried out "It is finished" and died. The temple curtain ripped and God�s presence left the temple and the Old Covenant. Soon on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled the hearts of believers. The law was now in our hearts. The "
" of the Old Covenant still apply to us. We are just not under the curse anymore. We are under the New Covenant which means now we are to love God first, love others as ourselves and this then fulfills the law which opens up all of the doors to God�s blessings.
God also says it�s a blessing to have more than enough so that you can lend to others
Deuteronomy 28:12
. God�s prosperity does have certain conditions though meaning that you must have a good relationship with God, that you must work for it by living in the ways of God and you must be obedient to His Word. Financial blessings are the result of doing God�s commandments which can be summed up in
Matthew 22:37-39
Why God Gives Us The Power To Get Wealth
Your portion has already been set aside for you but how do you receive this wealth and why? Lets read again
Deuteronomy 8:18
but only the 1st half now. How do you receive this wealth? God Himself gives you the power to get wealth! But why would God give you this power? Now let�s read the last half of
Deuteronomy 8:18
. God will give you the power to get wealth so that His covenant may be established. This means so that the work of His church and ministry can be done no matter what the financial need. This is the main reason we have been given the power to get wealth. So Gods needs are met first and then your needs
Matthew 6:33
. When you faithfully do your part to further His kingdom, God will reward you with abundance! Seek the kingdom first and all the rest will be added. So the reason God gives us power to get wealth is so that first His covenant may be established or His ministry work done.
God Gets Great Pleasure In Prospering His People
If you don�t want prosperity, God won�t force it on you. He won�t give you anything that you don�t want to receive. Yes God loves to prosper you but if you draw back in fear and give up on faith, God has no pleasure in you. He loves you but is not pleased
Hebrews 10:38
. Faith is the key to receiving and pleasing God. You must have faith in order to please God
Hebrews 11:6
. God tells us to not fear, for if we fear, we are not acting in faith and not pleasing God. We are not pleasing God by not believing that He can do what we have asked of Him. God takes great pleasure in prospering us
Psalm 35:27
. God wants His people to be strong in faith and without a doubt believe that He will do what we ask. God is REAL. If we ask in faith believing, we will receive! God will keep His promise and shower us in blessings like any good father. Ask, believe and receive.
Enjoying The Good Of Your Labor
It�s wrong to think that Christians should be poor or to have just enough to get by. You can�t fulfill all the things that God would like to happen that way. How can He use you financially with "Just Enough"? It costs money to spread the gospel and it can�t be done if all Christians had only enough finances to get by on. Where would the funds come from? As Christians you don�t want "Just Enough", you want "More Than Enough!"
Genesis 13:14-15 and 17
. See how God gave Abraham more than enough? You are a vessel for God and without you and your finances He can�t do all the things He needs done or reach all the people that need reached.
God wants you to enjoy the good of your labor. It is your heritage or portion
Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
. It is a gift of God to receive your portion and to rejoice in your labor but you just can�t sit back and do nothing and expect to receive it. You have to first put forth good labor and good work to receive your portion
Colossians 3:23-24
More Lessons on Financially Faithful and Abundantly Blessed
Part 2: Adam and Abraham's Blessings and Prosperity
Part 3: You Are Abraham's Seed and Heir
Part 4: Owe No Man But To Love Him
Part 5: Misinterpretation of "Money Verses"
Part 6: The Hundredfold Return
Part 7: How To Get Results
Part 8: Using Your Authority To Defeat Satan
Part 9: Tithing - Old Testament
Part 10: Tithing - New Testament
Part 11: Tithing - Exciting Things To Know
Part 12: Tithing - Conclusion
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Poor service and food just ok. My table only got water ONCE after begging. Water only came again after a personal entreaty to the manager, because our requests for more water went ignored or were met with exasperated rolled eyes by our server. Had to ask for my drink four times before it came. Most irritating was that there was automatic service charge on our bill because of the size of our party. I have only not tipped once in my life at another restaurant (and that's because the waitstaff were racist), but this service was so awful, I was tempted to forego a tip here also. Food definitely not worth the poor service.
Posted by trynewplaces on 04/20/2009
I went here and shared a variety of empanadas with my boyfriend, and had the arroz con pollo for dinner. You would think a Spanish restaurant could make this entree well, but it was very bland. There were very few things on the menu that appealed to me at all. Their drinks were NOT good. The Sangria had a strange taste to it - almost chemical. The one highlight of the place is their empanadas. These were delicious, especially the shrimp ones. They are also SO cheap. Unless you are craving empanadas, do not bother.
Posted by Angry Customer on 04/20/2009
As much as I would love to like this place I just cannot. With the exception of the décor, I would have to say that there is really nothing good about this restaurant with a Latino night club identity crisis. The food is NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT, the cost is WAAAAAAY OVERPRICED, and the "bouncers" are taking their job way to serious. There really is no rhyme or reason as to who they choose to let in, so it basically it depends on how popular/close with the staff you are will determine if you are let into the club…I mean lounge….I mean restaurant. With the hard time they give you to enter, you would think that the experience would be unforgettable, but sadly it is far from that. Bottom line this place is too noisy to be a restaurant and too tiny to be a night club. Needless to say this place will never get my business again.
Posted by afrocuban on 03/25/2009
The place is more like a fashion show. the food is not great, they RUSH you to eat and OH MY GOD they must of sang happy birthday to someone at least 100 times. the place is way too loud you can't even have a decent conversation. it is definetely overrated. i could of gone somewhere else. They are opening up a restaurant in Tribeca i hope it is not the same way as I work in tribeca.
Posted by Maria on 03/23/2009
Sofrito was very disappointing as a restaurant. When a restaurant owner dedicates 2/3rds of space to a bar and has no accommodations for restaurant patrons to wait for tables that pretty much tells the whole story. It is freezing up front where there is approximately a 7ft square of space where they expect you to wait. My brother was wearing a sports jacket, shoes and a Biltmore gentlemens hat, he was immediately approached by 2 rude bouncers and told to remove his hat ( He wasn't wearing a baseball hat backwards) He advised them he just walked in and didn't appreciate being accosted in such a manner. To the right of the restaurant are benches with narrow tables in center. But dont dare sit there if you are not going to order drinks and appetizers. We sat there and were told of this rule, so we were forced to order drinks just to have somewhere to sit and wait that was not freezing. No sooner had we received our drinks from the waitress, not even taken a sip, and she was asking us if we were going to order more drinks, otherwise we would have to move,( where to I dont know since there was no space ) To make matters worse my vodka and cranberry was so watered down that it tasted like water and ice.There is literally a 2 foot walkway if your lucky from the beginning of the restaurant to the dinning area. They are constantly walking around asking if you want another drink, and obviously when you are made to wait 2 hours for a table their intent is to sell you as many drinks as possible. The music is blaring and they DJ doesnt even have the skill to mix 1 song into another. When we finally got our table we were sat directly under the speakers and could not hear each other speak. The food came fairly quickly and the waitress was very nice. Its too bad that by the time you sit down to eat you are so exhausted and annoyed at all you have to put up with to get there that you have lost your appetite. This is why they go around rushing you asking if you want to take it to go, and the reason why everybody walks out with a doggie bag. Maybe in a couple of years when the wanna-be-club phase ends, as they all do in NY, the restaurant will actually function as it is advertised and you might have a nice dinning experience. If you are looking for a nice dinning experience maybe it might be different on a weekday.
Posted by anonymos on 03/21/2009
This place need to be renamed Apurate (Rush) because that what this place is all about. Chef Ramsey would have a stroke dealing with the workers at this joint. Food is OK but nothing to write home about, the service is poor. Bottom line, food is ok, service sucks, workers are rude, and be ready to wait only to be rushed out the door. If you like to hear Happy B'Day all night long, sloppy service, rude workers, mediocre food, and long waiting...APURATE...this is your spot.


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