Hadoop for Dummies

by Dirk DeRoos

Let "Hadoop For Dummies" help harness the power of your data and rein in the information overloadBig 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 applicationsHelps you find your way around the Hadoop ecosystem, program MapReduce, utilize design patterns, and get your Hadoop cluster up and running quickly and easilyDetails how to use Hadoop applications for data mining, web analytics and personalization, large-scale text processing, data science, and problem-solvingShows 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.

408 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 2, 2013

Reviews

[Powell Omondi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and presents the concept in a very concise and easy to understand language. If you want to have an overview of what hadoop entails, this is a great start.

[Marc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great primer on Hadoop.

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[Adrian Curtin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although attempting to broach a very broad discipline, Hadoop for Dummies provides a decent 101 at different scopes. Whether your just trying to understand the system on a macro scale or looking at setting up your own installations, the book has some chapters that address your issues. if you read it cover to cover it gets a little weird because different passages are written for different purposes and the constantly changing scope and target audience is a little bit off-putting. In this format it's basically only necessary to read the chapter that applied to your exact situation and leave the rest of the tutorials and introductions alone.