Hadoop For Dummies (ePub)

Let Hadoop For Dummies help harness the power of your
data and rein in the information overload

Big data has become big business, and companies and organizations
of all sizes are struggling to find ways to retrieve valuable
information from their massive data sets with becoming overwhelmed.
Enter Hadoop and this easy-to-understand For Dummies
guide. Hadoop For Dummies helps readers understand the
value of big data, make a business case for using Hadoop, navigate
the Hadoop ecosystem, and build and manage Hadoop applications and
clusters.

* Explains the origins of Hadoop, its economic benefits, and its
functionality and practical applications

* Helps you find your way around the Hadoop ecosystem, program
MapReduce, utilize design patterns, and get your Hadoop cluster up
and running quickly and easily

* Details how to use Hadoop applications for data mining, web
analytics and personalization, large-scale text processing, data
science, and problem-solving

* Shows you how to improve the value of your Hadoop cluster,
maximize your investment in Hadoop, and avoid common pitfalls when
building your Hadoop cluster

From programmers challenged with building and maintaining
affordable, scaleable data systems to administrators who must deal
with huge volumes of information effectively and efficiently, this
how-to has something to help you with Hadoop.