Preface

This book is a practical guide to realizing the power of analytics in Big Data. It walks the Big Data technologist in you through the process of getting the data ready, applying analytics, and creating a value out of the data. All of this is done using appropriate design patterns in Pig. We have chosen Pig to demonstrate how useful it is, which is evident from the following:

  • The inherent amenability of Pig through its simple language constructs, which can be learned very easily, and its extensibility and applicability to structured and unstructured Big Data makes it the preferred choice over others.
  • The ease and speed with which patterns can be implemented by Pig to derive meaning out of the apparent randomness in any Big Data is commendable. ...

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