Connecting to a Hadoop database
To show how we can connect to a Hadoop database, I will use two virtual machines: one with MicroStrategy Suite and the second with Cloudera Hadoop distribution, specifically, a virtual appliance that is available for download from their website.
The configuration of the Hadoop cluster is out of scope; moreover, I am not a Hadoop expert. I'll simply give some hints, feel free to use any other configuration/vendor, the procedure and ODBC parameters should be similar.
Getting ready
Start by going to http://at5.us/AppAU1
The Cloudera VM download is almost 3 GB (cloudera-quickstart-vm-4.3.0-vmware.tar.gz) and features the CH4 version. After unpacking the archive, you'll find a cloudera-quickstart-vm-4.3.0-vmware.ovf file ...
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