- Hadoop is a leading big data platform that uses distributed storage and computation to scale linearly using the Hadoop Distributed File System and MapReduce framework.
- The Hadoop ecosystem includes components like HDFS, Apache Kafka, Apache Flume, and Apache Spark.
- Sample analysis of data collected on October 7th and 17th from 32 JVMs showed transaction volumes and data sizes ranging from hundreds of gigabytes to terabytes.
- Analysis showed durations and distributions of transactions across different services, with most time spent in external systems and a few key services.