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Hadoop vs Spark: Main Big Data Tools Explained

AltexSoft

HDFS master-slave structure. A HDFS Master Node, called a NameNode , keeps metadata with critical information about system files (like their names, locations, number of data blocks in the file, etc.) and keeps track of storage capacity, a volume of data being transferred, etc. Data storage options.

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Taking Charge of Tables: Introducing OpenHouse for Big Data Management

LinkedIn Engineering

Open source data lakehouse deployments are built on the foundations of compute engines (like Apache Spark, Trino, Apache Flink), distributed storage (HDFS, cloud blob stores), and metadata catalogs / table formats (like Apache Iceberg, Delta, Hudi, Apache Hive Metastore). Tables are governed as per agreed upon company standards.

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Implementing the Netflix Media Database

Netflix Tech

A fundamental requirement for any lasting data system is that it should scale along with the growth of the business applications it wishes to serve. NMDB is built to be a highly scalable, multi-tenant, media metadata system that can serve a high volume of write/read throughput as well as support near real-time queries.

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Powering SQL Draw with Rockset, Retool and dbt

Rockset

As a key-value NoSQL database, storing and retrieving individual records are its bread and butter. For those unfamiliar, DynamoDB makes database scalability a breeze, but with some major caveats.

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Data Lakehouse: Concept, Key Features, and Architecture Layers

AltexSoft

In a nutshell, the lakehouse system leverages low-cost storage to keep large volumes of data in its raw formats just like data lakes. At the same time, it brings structure to data and empowers data management features similar to those in data warehouses by implementing the metadata layer on top of the store.

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Top 10 Hadoop Tools to Learn in Big Data Career 2024

Knowledge Hut

NoSQL This database management system has been designed in a way that it can store and handle huge amounts of semi-structured or unstructured data. NoSQL databases can handle node failures. Different databases have different patterns of data storage. Pros: Avro stores data in a compact and efficient manner.

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The Good and the Bad of Hadoop Big Data Framework

AltexSoft

How HDFS master-slave structure works. A master node called NameNode maintains metadata with critical information, controls user access to the data blocks, makes decisions on replications, and manages slaves. As a result, today we have a huge ecosystem of interoperable instruments addressing various challenges of Big Data.

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