IGHLIGHT Hadoop in Action is an example-rich tutorial that showsdevelopers how to implement data-intensive distributed computing using Hadoopand the Map- Reduce framework. DESCRIPTION Hadoop is an open sourceimplementation of Google's MapReduce framework for scalable, distributed dataprocessing. Hadoop in Action is for programmers, architects, and projectmanagers who have to process large amounts of data offline. The book beginswith several simple examples that illustrate the basic idea behind Hadoop.Later chapters explain the core framework components and demonstrate Hadoop ina variety of data analysis tasks. Throughout the book, readers will learn bestpractices and design patterns, and how to write meaningful programs in aMapReduce framework. KEY POINTS Explains distributed computing, MapReduce, andthe Hadoop framework Focuses on most-used features and rapid developmentsolutions Numerous hands-on examples to illustrate abstract ideas Concise,developer-centric, In Action style Multiple case studies demonstrate real-worldHadoop uses Covers popular Hadoop extensions that ease development and extendfunctionality