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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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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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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? What is Hadoop.

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They Handle 500B Events Daily. Here’s Their Data Engineering Architecture.

Monte Carlo

When you click on a show in Netflix, you’re setting off a chain of data-driven processes behind the scenes to create a personalized and smooth viewing experience. As soon as you click, data about your choice flows into a global Kafka queue, which Flink then uses to help power Netflix’s recommendation engine.

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A Dive into Apache Flume: Installation, Setup, and Configuration

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Apache Flume is a tool/service/data ingestion mechanism for gathering, aggregating, and delivering huge amounts of streaming data from diverse sources, such as log files, events, and so on, to centralized data storage. Flume is a tool that is very dependable, distributed, and customizable.

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How to get started with dbt

Christophe Blefari

dbt was born out of the analysis that more and more companies were switching from on-premise Hadoop data infrastructure to cloud data warehouses. This switch has been lead by modern data stack vision. First let's understand why dbt exists.

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Why Open Table Format Architecture is Essential for Modern Data Systems

phData: Data Engineering

The world we live in today presents larger datasets, more complex data, and diverse needs, all of which call for efficient, scalable data systems. Though basic and easy to use, traditional table storage formats struggle to keep up. Track data files within the table along with their column statistics. Contact phData Today!