Who This Book Is For

If you are a data analyst, developer, or simply someone who wants to quickly get started with Hive to explore and analyze Big Data in Hadoop, this is the book for you. Since Hive is an SQL-like language, some previous experience with SQL will be useful to get the most out of this book.

What You Will Learn

In Detail

In this book, we prepare you for your journey into big data by frstly introducing you to backgrounds in the big data domain, alongwith the process of setting up and getting familiar with your Hive working environment.

Next, the book guides you through discovering and transforming the values of big data with the help of examples. It also hones your skills in using the Hive language in an effcient manner. Toward the end, the book focuses on advanced topics, such as performance, security, and extensions in Hive, which will guide you on exciting adventures on this worthwhile big data journey.

By the end of the book, you will be familiar with Hive and able to work effeciently to find solutions to big data problems

Style and approach

This book takes on a practical approach which will get you familiarized with Apache Hive and how to use it to efficiently to find solutions to your big data problems. This book covers crucial topics like performance, and data security in order to help you make the most of the Hive working environment.