Post date: Jan 31, 2015 5:29:03 PM
In order to bolster the number of professionals available for "big data" MapR are offering free Hadoop training that can lead to certification.
http://www.crm-daily.com/story.xhtml?story_id=132008QKERL0
https://www.mapr.com/services/mapr-academy/big-data-hadoop-online-training