What is Hadoop?

What is Hadoop?

  • a method of preventing loops when analyzing Big Data
  • a groundbreaking method of moving large amounts of data through micro loops
  • a framework that allows distributed processing of data across clusters of computers
  • a method of sharing data across multiple companies using computing resources housed within each respective company

Explanation: Data management and analysis today are characterized by the use of flat file databases, relational database management system (RDBMS), and the Hadoop framework that allows distributed processing of data across clusters of computers using simple programming models.

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