Why Hadoop ?

1. Hadoop processes huge datasets on large clusters of computer (Commodity Hardware).
2. Highly scalable.
3. Highly fault tolerant - Failure is expected, rather than exception.
4. Need common infrastructure - Efficient, reliable, easy to use, open source, Apache License.
5. Applicable to many computing problems.
6. Cross platform (pure Java).

Who uses hadoop ?

1. Amazon/A9
2. Facebook
3. Yahoo
4. IBM : Blue Cloud ?
5. Joost
6. Last.fm
7. New York Times
8. Powerset
9. Veoh! .... etc.

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