Scaling Hadoop – Myth vs. Reality

Posted on March 22, 2012October 7, 2017 by AD

People use Hadoop for storing, processing and analyzing ever-increasing volumes of data. The question is no longer about whether Hadoop can scale to meet the demand. The question is now at what point the operational cost of scaling Hadoop exceeds the value realized from the data analysis. How much of the Hadoop scale-out story is reality vs. hype?

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Designing for scalability with the Dell | Hadoop solution

Posted on October 7, 2011October 7, 2017 by AD

Over the last months I’ve been having conversations with a lot of Hadoop users and developers. I’m glad to see that everyone wants to run Hadoop in production. Most of the practitioners also realize that, although Hadoop can scale, there are no clear guidelines that describe how to scale up/out Hadoop from very small to very large. Continue reading “Designing for scalability with the Dell | Hadoop solution” →