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The Future for Hadoop
You don't have to look too far into the future to discern the future direction
of Hadoop. Alpha code and community previews are already available for
Hadoop 2.0, which is fantastic to see. Aside from this, the projects we've
talked about in the previous section continue to add new features, and so we
shouldalsoexpecttoseenewV1distributionsfromthelikesofHortonworks
for the foreseeable future.
Of course, one of the most exciting things to happen to Hadoop is the
support for Hadoop on Windows and Azure. The opportunity this presents
for the market cannot be overstated. Hadoop is now an option for all data
professionals on all major platforms, and that is very exciting indeed.
So, what can we expect in Hadoop 2.0? Two projects that are worth
highlighting here (at least in summary): YARN and Tez.
Summary
In this first chapter, you learned all about what big data is, about the core
components of the Hadoop ecosystem, and a little bit about its history and
inspiration. The stage is set now for you to immerse yourself in this new and
exciting world of big data using Hadoop.
