Going beyond Apache HBase

Going beyond Apache HBase: What we've learned from running analytics and operations in the same platform
Apache HBase is THE Hadoop database, a distributed NoSQL database built to run on top of the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS). Those who use it love it for its scalability, wide-column flexibility, strongly consistent data operations, and of course, its tight integration with Hadoop. It is no surprise that it is one of the most popular NoSQL databases used today. Anyone deploying an analytics platform based on Hadoop should take a serious look at HBase to handle operational and unstructured data. But HBase is not without its challenges, through no fault of its own. Considering the limitations it must overcome by writing to an append-only file system, it already performs some significant I/O magic to run like it does. In our conversation we will take a look at deployments of HBase in Hadoop, deployments of HBase on MapR, and the lessons learned. We will finish our conversation with a look at MapR-DB that explains how MapR used HBase as a springboard for creating a technologically advanced in-Hadoop NoSQL database.

Jim Bates, Senior Systems Engineer
Jim brings over 12 years of experience in systems and support engineering to his role as a Senior Systems Engineer at MapR. Jim was previously a Senior Systems Engineer for WANdisco. Prior to that, Jim was a Senior Systems Engineer for Spirent Communications, a multinational telecommunications test company. Jim also held various roles in systems engineering at Mu Dynamics. Earlier in his career, Jim held engineering positions at Tellabs and Advanced Fibre Communications. He began his career as an Officer in the US Army, where he designed and implemented mobile routing networks and jumped out of airplanes with Cisco routers to get the internet working over single channel tactical satellite networks. In addition to his technical roles, Jim has worked as a house framer, a fireman, a janitor, an infantryman, and a paratrooper. His very first job was that of a farmer and rancher, working alongside his father, a time during which he learned his most important life lessons. When not working for MapR, Jim enjoys carpentry work, welding, kayaking, hiking, and spending time with his family. Jim holds a BS/EE in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Big Data Bellevue Meetup takes place at inome headquarters in Bellevue. inome provides the only centralized service for delivering comprehensive information about people, places, organizations, and their connection to each other. Our state-of-the-art big data technology platform is utilized across a wide range of industries to implement specific solutions.

On the third Wednesday of each month, we invite an industry leader in Big Data to give a presentation followed by a lively discussion on big data technology and its impact on business world. Past speakers include researchers from the University of Washington, as well as senior members of various companies, such as Microsoft, Amazon, eBay, IBM, MapR and inome.

Intelius graciously provides free drink and pizza!