Exploring The Hadoop Network Topology
Hadoop is designed to run on large clusters of commodity servers ā in many cases spanning many physical racks of servers. A physical rack is in many cases a single point of failure (for example, having typically a single switch ...
Why NoSQL became MORE SQL
One of the key points I raised was about how many folks were just slapping on Big Data badges to the same old same old, another was that Map Reduce really doesn't work they way traditional IT estates behave which ...
Hadoop admin interview questions
Which operating system(s) are supported for production Hadoop deployment?
The main supported operating system is Linux. However, with some additional software Hadoop can be deployed on Windows.
What is the role of the namenode?
The namenode is the "brain" of the Hadoop cluster ...
6 things to make your Big Data project succeed
Some things that you can do to actually make the Big Data project you take on succeed. Ā The first thing you need to do is stop trying to make 'Big Data' succeed and instead start focusing on how you educate ...
How to learn Hadoop like a boss
Big data is reshaping the landscape of business IT. Thanks to cheap storage, the massive processing power of the latest technology, and tools like Hadoop, organisations are now able to mine terabytes of information and derive useful business intelligence from ...
Integrating Hadoop into Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Information from SAS and TDWI Research
The purpose of this report is to accelerate usersā understanding of the many new products and practices based on Hadoop technologies that have emerged in recent years. While Hadoop usage is a minority practice today, ...
Things to Learn in R
By Joshua Burkhow
You up for learning something new? or maybe like me want to ādoā statistics? If you are looking to do data analysis then R is a great tool/language to learn.
What is R?
R is a system for statistical ...
Vital Hadoop tools for crunching Big Data
Today, the most popularly term in IT world is āHadoopā. Within a short span of time, Hadoop has grown massively and has proved to be useful for a large collection of diverse projects. The Hadoop community is fast evolving and ...
7 Tips to Succeed with Big Data in 2014
Information from Tableau Software
What a year 2013 was for big data. From the White House to your house, itās hard to find an organisation or consumer who has less data today than a year ago. Database options proliferate, and business ...
6 reasons your Big Data Hadoop project will fail in 2025
Ok so Hadoop is the bomb, Hadoop is the schizzle, Hadoop is here to solve world hunger and all problems. Ā Now I've talked before about some of the challenges around Hadoop for enterprisesĀ but here are six reasons that Information Week ...