A single cluster for the entire business

This is the most straightforward approach and every business starts with one cluster, at least. As the diversity of the business increases, organizations tend to choose one cluster per department, or business unit.

The following are some of the advantages:

  • Ease of operability: Since there is only one Hadoop cluster, managing it is very easy and the team sizes will also be optimal when administering it.
  • One-stop shop: Since all the company data is in a single place, it's very easy to come up with innovative ways to use and generate analytics on top of the data.
  • Integration cost: Teams and departments within the enterprise can integrate with this single system very easily. They have less complex configurations ...

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