What it's all about -- Getting Hadoop up and running -- Understanding MapReduce -- Developing MapReduce programs -- Advanced MapReduce techniques -- When things break -- Keeping things running -- A relational view on data with Hive -- Working with relational databases -- Data collection with Flume -- Where to go next -- Appendix: Pop quiz answers.
Summary
As a Packt Beginner's Guide, the book is packed with clear step-by-step instructions for performing the most useful tasks, getting you up and running quickly, and learning by doing. This book assumes no existing experience with Hadoop or cloud services. It assumes you have familiarity with a programming language such as Java or Ruby but gives you the needed background on the other topics.