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    Apache Flume

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AApache Flume is a product enabling the flow of logs and other data into a Hadoop environment.N/A
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    Apache Flume
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    Apache
    Chose Apache Flume
    Apache Flume is on par with Scribe with similar functions. Apache Kafka is a generation purpose while Apache Flume is specific to log aggregation. Google Pub/Sub and IBM MQ are costlier than Apache Flume ( open source ) and have a lot more cost associated with them. Apama …
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    Chose Apache Flume
    Apache Flume is a very good solution when your project is not very complex at transformation and enrichment, and good if you have an external management suite like Cloudera, Hortonworks, etc. But it is not a real EAI or ETL like AB Initio or Attunity so you need to know exactly …
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    Cloudera Manager
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    Apache Spark
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    User Ratings
    Apache Flume
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    Apache Flume
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    Apache
    Apache Flume is well suited when the use case is log data ingestion and aggregate only, for example for compliance of configuration management. It is not well suited where you need a general-purpose real-time data ingestion pipeline that can receive log data and other forms of data streams (eg IoT, messages).
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Multiple sources of data (sources) and destinations (sinks) that allows you to move data form and to any relevant data storage
    • It is very easy to setup and run
    • Very open to personalization, you can create filters, enrichment, new sources and destinations
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    Cons
    Apache
    • It is very specific for log data ingestion so it is pretty hard to use for anything else besides log data
    • Data replication is not built in and needs to be added on top of Apache Flume (not a hard job to do though)
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    Apache
    Apache Flume is open-source so support is limited. Never the less, it has great documentation and best practices documents from their end-users so it is not hard to use, setup and configure.
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    Apache
    Apache Flume is a very good solution when your project is not very complex at transformation and enrichment, and good if you have an external management suite like Cloudera, Hortonworks, etc. But it is not a real EAI or ETL like AB Initio or Attunity so
    you need to know exactly what you want. On the other hand being an opensource project give Apache a lot of room to personalize thanks to its plug-able architecture and has a very nice performance having a very low CPU and Memory footprint, a single server can do the job on many occasions, as opposed to the multi-server architecture of paid products.
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    Apache
    • Flume has simplified a lot many of our ingest procedures, easier to deploy and integrate than a classical EAI, reducing the time to market
    • But opposed to EAIs if the project starts to grow in complexity Apache Flume project may not be as suitable
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