If you're a business team leader, CIO, business analyst, or developer
interested in how Apache Hadoop and Apache HBase-related technologies
can address problems involving large-scale data in cost-effective ways,
this book is for you. Using real-world stories and situations, authors
Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman show Hadoop newcomers and seasoned users
alike how NoSQL databases and Hadoop can solve a variety of business and
research issues.
You'll learn about early decisions and pre-planning that can make the
process easier and more productive. If you're already using these
technologies, you'll discover ways to gain the full range of benefits
possible with Hadoop. While you don't need a deep technical background
to get started, this book does provide expert guidance to help managers,
architects, and practitioners succeed with their Hadoop projects.
- Examine a day in the life of big data: India's ambitious Aadhaar
project
- Review tools in the Hadoop ecosystem such as Apache's Spark, Storm,
and Drill to learn how they can help you
- Pick up a collection of technical and strategic tips that have helped
others succeed with Hadoop
- Learn from several prototypical Hadoop use cases, based on how
organizations have actually applied the technology
- Explore real-world stories that reveal how MapR customers combine use
cases when putting Hadoop and NoSQL to work, including in production