What Happened to Hadoop?

For a time, it seemed that everyone wanted to build a Hadoop system. The world has changed, and that's not as popular an idea as it used to be. Today, Steve has a few thoughts.

Hadoop Connectivity

Configure Polybase

SQL Server Integrates Hadoop and Spark out-of-the box: The Why?

Introduction Microsoft announced in September 2018 that SQL Server 2019, which is now in preview, will have a Big Data Cluster deployment option. This is a Big-Data-capable SQL Server with elastic scale and extended Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, mostly as a result of deep integration of Hadoop and Spark out-of-the-box.  The new SQL Server Big […]

SQL-On-Hadoop: Hive - Part I

Running Interactive and Batch SQL Queries on Hadoop and other distributed clusters using SQL.

Getting ready for Hadoop

Before adopting Hadoop into your organisation there are a number of factors to consider. This article highlights some of the key points.

Cloudera Vs Hortonworks

A look at Haddop and the two main distributions: Cloudera Vs Hortonworks

Hadoop For SQL Folks: Architecture, MapReduce and Powering IoT

As the de-facto big data processing and analytics engine, the Hadoop ecosystem is also leading the way in powering Internet of Things (IOT)

A Beginners Look at Hadoop

Hadoop has been making a lot of noise in the Big Data world. Despite my lack of Linux experience I decided to take the plunge and this is what I found.