Why should I use Hadoop instead of Microsoft SQL?
We have a bunch of SQL 2008 servers in our data center. Is there a compelling reason to add Hadoop to the mix?
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Hadoop is an open source app so it has some benefits for developers and corporations alike due to the principles of the open source movement - It surea dod. Additionally, because it stores unstructured data, it has some benefit when working with big data.
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Hi Henyfoxe,
Here's a good article that answers the question:
http://www.learncomputer.com/why-hadoop/
Here's a very brief snippet:
"Hadoop is an open-source software platform by the Apache Foundation for building clusters of servers for use in distributed computing. Server clustering is really nothing new or revolutionary but Hadoop is designed specifically for mass-scale computing, which involves thousands of servers. Based on a paper originally written by Google about their MapReduce system, Hadoop leverages concepts from functional programming to solve large computing problems. Hadoop is an ideal solution for working with large volumes of data in a variety of applications from scientific to searching through web pages."