Part 1. HBase fundamentals
The first three chapters of HBase in Action introduce the basics of HBase. In chapter 1, we provide an overview of databases in general and give specific context for HBase.
Chapter 2 teaches the foundations of HBase as you build an example application: TwitBase. Through this application, you’ll see how to interact with HBase and how to design a schema for HBase, and you’ll get a glimpse of how to make efficient use of HBase in your own applications.
HBase is a distributed system, and we explore that architecture in chapter 3. You’ll see how HBase manages your data across the cluster and how to interact with HBase from MapReduce. Upon completion of part 1, you’ll have the basic knowledge you need to begin building ...
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