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Hadoop For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Dirk deRoos (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
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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.

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  1. ISBN-13
    978-1118607558
  2. Edition
    1st
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    For Dummies
  5. Publication date
    March 21, 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. File size
    6111 KB
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Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Learn to:

  • Understand the value of big data and how Hadoop can help manage it
  • Navigate the Hadoop 2 ecosystem and create clusters
  • Use applications for data mining, problem-solving, analytics, and more

The easy-to-use, practical guide to using Hadoop for big data

With most of the world’s data created in only the past two years, Hadoop has emerged as the definitive computing paradigm to handle big data. This comprehensive guide from IBM big data experts provides a hands-on resource for those who want to dig into the details of HDFS and MapReduce to take data storage and processing to the next level.

  • Get started with Hadoop — discover the origins of Hadoop, the realities of worldwide data growth, and practical use cases for this revolutionary platform
  • Under the Hadoop hood — dig into Hadoop’s distributed framework, including HDFS and MapReduce and the best tools for working with data in Hadoop
  • Hadoop and structured data — modernize data warehouses with Hadoop and discover data utilities like HBase, Hive, and Sqoop
  • Hands on with Hadoop — get your hands dirty with details on configuring Hadoop clusters and an overview of day-to-day Hadoop administration
  • Take your Hadoop knowledge to the next level — use additional Hadoop resources to understand the technology at a deeper level

Open the book and find:

  • Coverage of the Hadoop 2 ecosystem and Yarn
  • Real-world use cases to help you get started
  • Details on Hadoop distributions and cluster setup
  • How to use Oozie for scheduling workflows
  • How to add structure with Hive and HBase
  • Details on running native SQL queries on Hive
  • On-premise and cloud deployment options for Hadoop
  • The challenges faced by administrators

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

  • Understand the value of big data and how Hadoop can help manage it
  • Navigate the Hadoop 2 ecosystem and create clusters
  • Use applications for data mining, problem-solving, analytics, and more

The easy-to-use, practical guide to using Hadoop for big data

With most of the world’s data created in only the past two years, Hadoop has emerged as the definitive computing paradigm to handle big data. This comprehensive guide from IBM big data experts provides a hands-on resource for those who want to dig into the details of HDFS and MapReduce to take data storage and processing to the next level.

  • Get started with Hadoop ― discover the origins of Hadoop, the realities of worldwide data growth, and practical use cases for this revolutionary platform
  • Under the Hadoop hood ― dig into Hadoop’s distributed framework, including HDFS and MapReduce and the best tools for working with data in Hadoop
  • Hadoop and structured data ― modernize data warehouses with Hadoop and discover data utilities like HBase, Hive, and Sqoop
  • Hands on with Hadoop ― get your hands dirty with details on configuring Hadoop clusters and an overview of day-to-day Hadoop administration
  • Take your Hadoop knowledge to the next level ― use additional Hadoop resources to understand the technology at a deeper level

Open the book and find:

  • Coverage of the Hadoop 2 ecosystem and Yarn
  • Real-world use cases to help you get started
  • Details on Hadoop distributions and cluster setup
  • How to use Oozie for scheduling workflows
  • How to add structure with Hive and HBase
  • Details on running native SQL queries on Hive
  • On-premise and cloud deployment options for Hadoop
  • The challenges faced by administrators

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00F2JFS56
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; 1st edition (March 21, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 21, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6111 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 369 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 91 ratings

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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A. Bisong
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book For Anyone Interested in Hadoop
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014
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I have skim through this book to see if there are new things in the book for me. I have not yet tried the examples like the first reviewer during this first round of reading but wanted to have a feel for the book and I will try all the examples during my second round of reading this book and I will definitely roll up my sleeve and try all the examples. I will recommend this book for anyone who is new to Hadoop and also for the advance Hadoop engineers if you want to come up to speed on the latest in Hadoop . The book is well organized and very easy to read and follow. You will learn new things from this book and you will bring yourself up to speed on Hadoop versions 1.x and 2.x and the differences between the two versions.

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During my second round of reading and trying out the example I will agree with the first reviewer that some of the examples did not work and you have to spend a lot of time figuring how to get them to work. Also you have to be very good with Linux/unix to figure out the examples and get them to work which is the case with learning and using Hadoop any ways. However, the book is still very good book to read and learn about Hadoop even for non technical folks by skipping the example sections. The fact that the book is well organized, easy to read with lots of information about Big Data (minus the examples that do not work) I will still give it a five star.
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Dutch Andre in the US
4.0 out of 5 stars Worked great to me as an introduction to Hadoop
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2014
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I was looking for an introduction to Hadoop, to understand where my engineers were talking about. This book did the job !
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Saeed karimi
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book. Very easy to read and understand
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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Awesome book. Very easy to read and understand.
I understand Hadoop much better now and It may have landed me a job.

Thank so much Dirk.
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James Quinn
1.0 out of 5 stars If You are Expecting an Intro Book with Examples that Work, Don't Buy This One
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2014
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You'd think a tech book that uses a VM download to set the environment correctly would have examples that worked. Not this one. In example after example the code does not work. Good idea. Really poor execution. To use these examples you will be Google-hacking over and over. Also, the authors seem to never have taught anyone before: for example, they don't provide simple instructions to shut down the VM and save the state, they use different syntax style from chapter to chapter and when they start a new example they don't provide basic instructions on how to get right to the example. They just don't think through what a tutorial needs to do for 'Dummies'. Another example, in chapter 6 they introduce a "Flights by Carrier" example. It is needs to be setup on the VM you downloaded earlier. The VM gives everyone the same environment with the same directory structure. They tell introductory readers to "go to your directory with your Java code and compile it using the following command". Someone more familiar with training users would have listed the command to "go to the directory with your Java code". Readers not familiar with the Linux VM will be hacking around for a while in order to get there. For an intro book, this is just not acceptable. They make mistakes like this over and over.
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Marc Mangus & Dawndee Blickenstaff
5.0 out of 5 stars Great into to the technology and community
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2014
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Great intro to the technology and the community. It helped me target the further reading and resources I need to stand up a working environment. Great job!
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Andy K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016
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good book, very helpful and easy to follow
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James B Sloan
5.0 out of 5 stars Handy book for starters.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2014
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These are fine and just what I needed for some of my data science projects. Good quality and good deal for the money!
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dhop
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016
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Very informative. Well written.
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carlos ribeiro
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfeito
Reviewed in Brazil on November 22, 2022
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Lokesh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book by Dirk deRoos
Reviewed in India on January 4, 2022
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I just like this book as its easy to learn and understand by the graphs and pictures. The book was totally good and thanks to Amazon and got a good book
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Jef
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprendre Hadoop et faire un premier pas vers le big data
Reviewed in France on October 6, 2018
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Une lecture aisée et une approche facile de cet « écosystème » qui peut sembler assez abscon
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2016
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Order arrived neatly packaged and as per product description.
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Paul Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2016
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Excellent. Easy to follow and very well written.
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