Too Much Data Hadoop provides storage for Big Data at reasonable cost Storing Big Data using traditional storage can be expensive. Hadoop is built around commodity hardware. Hence it can…

What is Big Data Big Data is very large, loosely structured data set that defies traditional storage. “Big data is a term applied to data sets whose size is beyond…

First Install Windows 8 then after install the HDInsight. HDInsight installer is powered by Microsoft Web Platform Installer. To download it you can use the following link:  http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/install.aspx?appid=HDINSIGHT-PREVIEW After installing…

Use the HDP Sandbox to Develop Your Hadoop Admin and Development Skills Unless you have your own Hadoop Cluster to play with, I strongly recommend you get the HDP Sandbox…

Once you have your HDP Sandbox up and running, you can use Sqoop to move data between your Hadoop cluster and your relational database.  Your Hadoop Hive/HCatalog environment uses a…

A key point to understand about Hadoop is that it’s all about the data.  Don’t lose focus.  It’s easy to get hung up on Hive, Pig, HBase, HCatalog and lose…

Everyone understands that Hadoop brings high performance commercial computing to organizations using relatively low cost commodity storage.   What is accelerating the move to Hadoop are weaknesses in traditional relational…

Some initial key factors for success when building a Hadoop cluster is to build a solid foundation.   This includes: Selecting the right hardware.  In working with a hardware vendor…