The document discusses using Hadoop infrastructure for big data processing. It describes Intrum Justitia SDC, which has data across 20 countries in various formats and a high number of data objects. Hadoop provides solutions like MapReduce and HDFS for distributed storage and processing at scale. The Hadoop ecosystem includes tools like Hive, Pig, HBase, Impala and Oozie that help process and analyze large datasets. Examples of using Hadoop with Java and integrating it into development environments are also included.