How to Hadoop: 4 Resources to Learn and Try Cloud Big Data
Are you curious about how to begin working with big data using Hadoop? Perhaps you know you should be looking into big data analytics to power your business, but you’re not quite sure about the various big data technologies available to you, or you need a tutorial to get started.
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If you want a quick overview on why you should consider cloud Hadoop: read this short article from MSDN Magazine that explores the implications of combining big data and the cloud and provides an overview of where Microsoft Azure HDInsight sits within the broader ecosystem.
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If you’re a technical leader who is new to Hadoop: check out this webinar about Hadoop in the cloud, and learn how you can take advantage of the new world of data and gain insights that were not possible before.
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If you’re on the front lines of IT or data science and want to begin or expand your big data capabilities: check out the ‘Working with big data on Azure’ Microsoft Press eBook, which provides an overview of the impact of big data on businesses, a step-by-step guide for deploying Hadoop clusters and running MapReduce in the cloud, and covers several use cases and helpful techniques.
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If you want a deeper tutorial for taking your big data capabilities to the next level: Master the ins and outs of Hadoop for free on the Microsoft Virtual Academy with this ‘Implementing Big Data Analysis’ training series.
What question do you have about big data or Hadoop? Are there any other resources you might find helpful as you learn and experiment? Let us know. And if you haven’t yet, don’t forget to claim your free one month Microsoft Azure trial.
