HBase in Action

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HBase in Action has all the knowledge you need to design, build, and run applications using HBase. First, it introduces you to the fundamentals of distributed systems and large scale data handling. Then, you’ll explore real-world applications and code samples with just enough theory to understand the practical techniques. You’ll see how to build applications with HBase and take advantage of the MapReduce processing framework. And along the way you’ll learn patterns and best practices.

HBase is a NoSQL storage system designed for fast, random access to large volumes of data. It runs on commodity hardware and scales smoothly from modest datasets to billions of rows and millions of columns.

HBase in Action is an experience-driven guide that shows you how to design, build, and run applications using HBase. First, it introduces you to the fundamentals of handling big data. Then, you’ll explore HBase with the help of real applications and code samples and with just enough theory to back up the practical techniques. You’ll take advantage of the MapReduce processing framework and benefit from seeing HBase best practices in action.

What’s Inside

When and how to use HBase
Practical examples
Design patterns for scalable data systems
Deployment, integration, and design

Written for developers and architects familiar with data storage and processing. No prior knowledge of HBase, Hadoop, or MapReduce is required.

Table of Contents
Part 1: HBase fundamentals
Chapter 1. Introducing HBase
Chapter 2. Getting started
Chapter 3. Distributed HBase, HDFS, and MapReduce

Part 2: Advanced concepts
Chapter 4. HBase table design
Chapter 5. Extending HBase with coprocessors
Chapter 6. Alternative HBase clients

Part 3: Example applications
Chapter 7. HBase by example: OpenTSDB
Chapter 8. Scaling GIS on HBase

Part 4: Operationalizing HBase
Chapter 9. Deploying HBase
Chapter 10. Operations

Appendix A. Exploring the HBase system
Appendix B. More about the workings of HDFS