Hello

I have a very basic question - There are various flavors of hadoop by Apache, Cloudera, MapR, HortonWorks(may be more I am not aware of).
I would like to learn what are the differences between these distributions and how do I know which distribution is best for me?
I am current using Apache Hadoop

Thank you
+ Harit

Now that's a loaded question.

I'm going to plead the 5th because no matter how I answer it, I will probably piss someone off. ;-P
They all have their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
(Like that's stopped me before. ;-)

-Mike

On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Harit Himanshu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I have a very basic question - There are various flavors of hadoop by Apache, Cloudera, MapR, HortonWorks(may be more I am not aware of).
> I would like to learn what are the differences between these distributions and how do I know which distribution is best for me?
> I am current using Apache Hadoop
>
> Thank you
> + Harit

That's a bit like asking people what the best Linux Distro is..they all serve (mostly) the same function, and you're likely to start a religious war by stating their differences.

The main point running through all the different flavors of Hadoop is that they are all Hadoop. The differences only come from the chosen patch sets, which are all open-sourced anyway. At least in theory, you could rebuild Cloudera/Hortonworks/whatever just by applying the right sequences of patch sets to core Hadoop.  

The real question is: Are you happy with what you are currently using? If so, why worry about it? If not, why are you unhappy? Answering that question is likely to give you the guidance you would like in terms of what flavor you wish to pick.

Scott

On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:

> Now that's a loaded question.
>
> I'm going to plead the 5th because no matter how I answer it, I will probably piss someone off. ;-P
> They all have their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
> (Like that's stopped me before. ;-)
>
> -Mike
>
> On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Harit Himanshu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I have a very basic question - There are various flavors of hadoop by Apache, Cloudera, MapR, HortonWorks(may be more I am not aware of).
>> I would like to learn what are the differences between these distributions and how do I know which distribution is best for me?
>> I am current using Apache Hadoop
>>
>> Thank you
>> + Harit
>

I agree with Scoot! The first question to answer is "Do you have a problem
with your current distribution?"
Thanks

Serge
On 8/8/12 9:17 AM, "Scott Fines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>That's a bit like asking people what the best Linux Distro is..they all
>serve (mostly) the same function, and you're likely to start a religious
>war by stating their differences.
>
>The main point running through all the different flavors of Hadoop is
>that they are all Hadoop. The differences only come from the chosen patch
>sets, which are all open-sourced anyway. At least in theory, you could
>rebuild Cloudera/Hortonworks/whatever just by applying the right
>sequences of patch sets to core Hadoop.
>
>The real question is: Are you happy with what you are currently using? If
>so, why worry about it? If not, why are you unhappy? Answering that
>question is likely to give you the guidance you would like in terms of
>what flavor you wish to pick.
>
>Scott
>
>On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:
>
>> Now that's a loaded question.
>>
>> I'm going to plead the 5th because no matter how I answer it, I will
>>probably piss someone off. ;-P
>> They all have their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
>> (Like that's stopped me before. ;-)
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Harit Himanshu
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I have a very basic question - There are various flavors of hadoop by
>>>Apache, Cloudera, MapR, HortonWorks(may be more I am not aware of).
>>> I would like to learn what are the differences between these
>>>distributions and how do I know which distribution is best for me?
>>> I am current using Apache Hadoop
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>> + Harit
>>
>

Well  Scott kinda side stepped MapR in his response. ;-)
On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Serge Blazhiyevskyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I agree with Scoot! The first question to answer is "Do you have a problem
> with your current distribution?"
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Serge
> On 8/8/12 9:17 AM, "Scott Fines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> That's a bit like asking people what the best Linux Distro is..they all
>> serve (mostly) the same function, and you're likely to start a religious
>> war by stating their differences.
>>
>> The main point running through all the different flavors of Hadoop is
>> that they are all Hadoop. The differences only come from the chosen patch
>> sets, which are all open-sourced anyway. At least in theory, you could
>> rebuild Cloudera/Hortonworks/whatever just by applying the right
>> sequences of patch sets to core Hadoop.
>>
>> The real question is: Are you happy with what you are currently using? If
>> so, why worry about it? If not, why are you unhappy? Answering that
>> question is likely to give you the guidance you would like in terms of
>> what flavor you wish to pick.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:
>>
>>> Now that's a loaded question.
>>>
>>> I'm going to plead the 5th because no matter how I answer it, I will
>>> probably piss someone off. ;-P
>>> They all have their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
>>> (Like that's stopped me before. ;-)
>>>
>>> -Mike
>>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Harit Himanshu
>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> I have a very basic question - There are various flavors of hadoop by
>>>> Apache, Cloudera, MapR, HortonWorks(may be more I am not aware of).
>>>> I would like to learn what are the differences between these
>>>> distributions and how do I know which distribution is best for me?
>>>> I am current using Apache Hadoop
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>> + Harit
>>>
>>
>
>

Oh no! it begins! ;)
On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Michael Segel wrote:

> Well  Scott kinda side stepped MapR in his response. ;-)
>
>
> On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Serge Blazhiyevskyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I agree with Scoot! The first question to answer is "Do you have a problem
>> with your current distribution?"
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Serge
>> On 8/8/12 9:17 AM, "Scott Fines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> That's a bit like asking people what the best Linux Distro is..they all
>>> serve (mostly) the same function, and you're likely to start a religious
>>> war by stating their differences.
>>>
>>> The main point running through all the different flavors of Hadoop is
>>> that they are all Hadoop. The differences only come from the chosen patch
>>> sets, which are all open-sourced anyway. At least in theory, you could
>>> rebuild Cloudera/Hortonworks/whatever just by applying the right
>>> sequences of patch sets to core Hadoop.
>>>
>>> The real question is: Are you happy with what you are currently using? If
>>> so, why worry about it? If not, why are you unhappy? Answering that
>>> question is likely to give you the guidance you would like in terms of
>>> what flavor you wish to pick.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now that's a loaded question.
>>>>
>>>> I'm going to plead the 5th because no matter how I answer it, I will
>>>> probably piss someone off. ;-P
>>>> They all have their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
>>>> (Like that's stopped me before. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> -Mike
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Harit Himanshu
>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a very basic question - There are various flavors of hadoop by
>>>>> Apache, Cloudera, MapR, HortonWorks(may be more I am not aware of).
>>>>> I would like to learn what are the differences between these
>>>>> distributions and how do I know which distribution is best for me?
>>>>> I am current using Apache Hadoop
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>> + Harit
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

nah! I am happy with Apache Hadoop as I am learning but saw so many distributions so wanted to know about them
On Aug 8, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:

> hey all have their own respective strengths and wea

I recently stepped into this Forrester report, may give you more
information to consider for a decision:

http://www.forrester.com/dl/The+Forrester+Wave+Enterprise+Hadoop+Solutions+Q1+2012/-/E-RES60755/PDF?oid=1-KCJIQA&action=PDF&objectid=RES60755

Regards

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Harit Himanshu
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> nah! I am happy with Apache Hadoop as I am learning but saw so many distributions so wanted to know about them
> On Aug 8, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:
>
>> hey all have their own respective strengths and wea
>

Uhm... I'd take that report with a grain of salt. ;-)
On Aug 8, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Alberto Ortiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I recently stepped into this Forrester report, may give you more
> information to consider for a decision:
>
> http://www.forrester.com/dl/The+Forrester+Wave+Enterprise+Hadoop+Solutions+Q1+2012/-/E-RES60755/PDF?oid=1-KCJIQA&action=PDF&objectid=RES60755
>
> Regards
>
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Harit Himanshu
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> nah! I am happy with Apache Hadoop as I am learning but saw so many distributions so wanted to know about them
>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:
>>
>>> hey all have their own respective strengths and wea
>>
>

would go through it, thank you very much!
On Aug 8, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Alberto Ortiz wrote:

> I recently stepped into this Forrester report, may give you more
> information to consider for a decision:
>
> http://www.forrester.com/dl/The+Forrester+Wave+Enterprise+Hadoop+Solutions+Q1+2012/-/E-RES60755/PDF?oid=1-KCJIQA&action=PDF&objectid=RES60755
>
> Regards
>
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Harit Himanshu
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> nah! I am happy with Apache Hadoop as I am learning but saw so many distributions so wanted to know about them
>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Michael Segel wrote:
>>
>>> hey all have their own respective strengths and wea
>>