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Overview of various Hadoop Distributions

Published January 9, 2015 By Brijesh Gogia

All of the big data enterprises today use Apache Hadoop in some way or the other. Hadoop is by no means an out-of-the-box solution. Hadoop is open source system but to simplify working with Hadoop, many enterprise versions like Cloudera, MapR and Hortonworks are available in market. Vendor distributions are aimed at overcoming the issues that the users typically encounter in the standard editions. Think of various distribution of Linux like Red Hat.

Basic concepts of MapReduce and Hadoop

Published January 7, 2015 By Brijesh Gogia

If you haven’t already read it, you may want to read this post to understand the basics of Big Data. To get maximum value from Big Data, you need to associate it with the traditional enterprise data by applications, reports, queries, and other approaches.

What do Hadoop Administrators do?

Published December 26, 2014 By Brijesh Gogia

Database admins and other professionals who are planning to switch to Hadoop world as Hadoop Administrator should be aware of what is expected from them. Below are just some of the basic requirements that this job demand. (This is not Hadoop Developer related activites but the Admin part of Hadoop)

Responsible for implementation and administration of Hadoop infrastructure.
Keep expanding Hadoop existing environments by deploying new hardware/software as required.

Category: Hadoop

Overview of various Hadoop Distributions

Basic concepts of MapReduce and Hadoop

What do Hadoop Administrators do?