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A Beginner’s Guide to the Basics of Big Data and Hadoop

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction In this technical era, Big Data is proven as revolutionary as it is growing unexpectedly. According to the survey reports, around 90% of the present data was generated only in the past two years. Big data is nothing but the vast volume of datasets measured in terabytes or petabytes or even more.

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A Dive into the Basics of Big Data Storage with HDFS

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) is not a traditional database but a distributed file system designed to store and process big data. It is a core component of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem and allows for storing and processing large datasets across multiple commodity servers.

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Top 10 Hadoop Interview Questions You Must Know

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is a Java-based file system that is Distributed, Scalable, and Portable. Due to its lack of POSIX conformance, some believe it to be data storage instead. HDFS and […] The post Top 10 Hadoop Interview Questions You Must Know appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Top 20 Big Data Tools Used By Professionals in 2023

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Big Data is a large and complex dataset generated by various sources and grows exponentially. It is so extensive and diverse that traditional data processing methods cannot handle it. The volume, velocity, and variety of Big Data can make it difficult to process and analyze.

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Hadoop vs Spark: Main Big Data Tools Explained

AltexSoft

Hadoop and Spark are the two most popular platforms for Big Data processing. They both enable you to deal with huge collections of data no matter its format — from Excel tables to user feedback on websites to images and video files. What are its limitations and how do the Hadoop ecosystem address them? scalability.

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Top 8 Interview Questions on Apache Sqoop

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction In this constantly growing technical era, big data is at its peak, with the need for a tool to import and export the data between RDBMS and Hadoop. Apache Sqoop stands for “SQL to Hadoop,” and is one such tool that transfers data between Hadoop(HIVE, HBASE, HDFS, etc.)

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An Ultimate Manual to Apache Oozie

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Big data processing is crucial today. Big data analytics and learning help corporations foresee client demands, provide useful recommendations, and more. Hadoop, the Open-Source Software Framework for scalable and scattered computation of massive data sets, makes it easy.

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