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Preparing a Production Hadoop Cluster with Cloudera: Databases

by Xavier Morera

Big Data is a natural evolution of data analysis, scaling beyond the limits of conventional databases. However, they're still an important part of a Hadoop cluster. Learn how to setup databases for Cloudera CDH and install a production grade cluster.

What you'll learn

Big Data is a natural evolution of data analysis, scaling beyond the limits of conventional databases. However, this does not mean that databases are dead. On the contrary, they are still an important part of a Hadoop cluster and used to store all kinds of information by multiple services. In this course, Preparing a Production Hadoop Cluster with Cloudera: Databases, you'll learn how to setup databases for Cloudera CDH and install a production grade cluster using Cloudera's Installation Path B. First, you'll discover how to select, initialize, and install a supported database. Next, you'll explore how to configure a database with Cloudera's recommended settings, and how to create databases with CDH services. Finally, you'll learn how to complete a CDH deployment. By the end of this course, you'll be able to deploy a production grade cluster.

Table of contents

Course Overview
1min
Final Takeaway
3mins

About the author

Xavier is very passionate about teaching, helping others understand search and Big Data. He is also an entrepreneur, project manager, technical author, trainer, and holds a few certifications with Cloudera, Microsoft, and the Scrum Alliance, along with being a Microsoft MVP. He has spent a great deal of his career working on cutting-edge projects with a primary focus on .NET, Solr, and Hadoop among a few other interesting technologies. Throughout multiple projects, he has acquired skills to deal... more

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