Tag Archives: big data

Big Data for Retail Analysis – Hive & Flume

Posted on April 17, 2014 by pristinecrap

Last week we introduced Big Data ecosystem and showed a glimpse of the possibilities. This week we take one industry (Retail) use case and illustrate how the various tools can be orchestrated to provide insights. Background The last couple of … Continue reading →

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Big Data: Getting Started with Hadoop, Sqoop & Hive

Posted on April 3, 2014 by pristinecrap

We live in the Data Age! Web has been growing rapidly in size as well as scale during the last 10 years and shows no signs of slowing down. Statistics show that every passing year more data gets generated than all … Continue reading →

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Hive for Retail Analysis

Posted on January 13, 2013 by pristinecrap

People always look for convenience! In the early 20th century, retail industry was still in its infancy taking baby steps across Europe and North America. But the latter half of the 20thcentury saw the emergence of the hypermarket and the … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Big Data and Hadoop Ecosystem

Posted on January 13, 2013 by pristinecrap

We live in the data age! Web has been growing rapidly in size as well as scale during the last 10 years and shows no signs of slowing down. Statistics show that every passing year more data gets generated than … Continue reading →

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