Impala has finished its beta release cycle, and the 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 GA releases are production ready. The 1.1.x series INCLUDES additional security features for AUTHORIZATION, an IMPORTANT requirement for production use in many organizations. The 1.2.x series includes important performance features, particularly for large join queries. Some Cloudera customers are ALREADY using Impala for large workloads.

The Impala 1.3.0 and higher releases are bundled with corresponding levels of CDH 5. The number of new features grows with each release. 

Impala has finished its beta release cycle, and the 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 GA releases are production ready. The 1.1.x series includes additional security features for authorization, an important requirement for production use in many organizations. The 1.2.x series includes important performance features, particularly for large join queries. Some Cloudera customers are already using Impala for large workloads.

The Impala 1.3.0 and higher releases are bundled with corresponding levels of CDH 5. The number of new features grows with each release.