A very generic Hadoop review
December 04, 2015

A very generic Hadoop review

Pierre LaFromboise | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Modules Used

  • Hadoop Distributed File System
  • Hadoop MapReduce

Overall Satisfaction with Hadoop

We utilize Hadoop primarily as a large data staging area for disparate corporate data. Select data is aggregated and moved downstream to a more formal data warehouse. Some data analytics is also performed directly against the Hadoop stored data. The direct analytics is done primarily with Apache Spark utilizing Scala and Python.

Pros

  • No requirement for schema on write.
  • Ability to scale to massive amounts of data.
  • Open platform provides multiple options and customizations to fit your exact needs.

Cons

  • The platform is still maturing and can be confusing to research and use. Basic tasks can still be manual and are not always user friendly.
A big data problem doesn't always mean huge volumes of data. The other V's of big data (velocity and variety) are also important factors that may lead to selecting Hadoop as a platform.

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