<p style="margin:0px">Get started fast with Apache Hadoop 2, with the first easy, accessible guide to this revolutionary Big Data technology. Building on his unsurpassed experience teaching Hadoop and Big Data, Dr. Douglas Eadline covers all the basics you need to know to install and use Hadoop 2 on both personal computers and servers, and navigate the entire Apache Hadoop ecosystem.</p><p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0px">Eadline demystifies Hadoop 2, explains the problems it solves, shows how it relates to Big Data, and demonstrates both administrators and users work with it. He explains the central role of MapReduce in Hadoop 1, and how (and why) YARN and Hadoop 2 move beyond MapReduce. You'll find essential information on:</p><ul><li><div style="margin:0px">Planning and performing Hadoop 2 installations -- including decisions about hardware, software, clustering, and HDFS</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Using the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and working around its tradeoffs</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Running and benchmarking Hadoop 2 programs</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Working with MapReduce -- including basic programming examples</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Using higher-level tools, including Pig and Hive</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Getting started with Apache Hadoop YARN frameworks</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Administering Hadoop 2 with Ambari, rmadmin, and automated scripts</div></li></ul><p style="margin:0px">From its Getting Started checklist/flowchart to its roadmap of additional resources,<b>Hadoop 2 Quick-Start Guide </b>is your perfect Hadoop 2 starting point -- and your fastest way to start mastering Big Data.</p>