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On Monday, August 18, 2014 10:53:51 AM Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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> On Mon 18 Aug 2014 10:50:23 AM EDT, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> > Hadoop is a very specialized tool. It does what it does very well, |
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> > but if you want to use it for something other than map/reduce then |
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> > consider carefully whether it is the right tool for the job. |
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> Agreed; unless you have decent hardware and can comfortably measure |
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> your data in TB, it'll be quicker to use something else once you factor |
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> in the administration time and learning curve. |
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The benefit of clustering technologies is that you don't need high-end |
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hardware to start with. You can use the old hardware you found collecting dust |
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in the basement. |
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The learning curve isn't as steep as it used to be. There are plenty of tools |
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to make it easier to start using Hadoop. |
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