Filledwithpractical,step-by-stepinstructionsandclearexplanationsforthemostimportantandusefultasks.ThisbookprovidesquickrecipesforusingHivetoreaddatainvariousformats,efficientlyqueryingthisdata,andextendingHivewithanycustomfunctionsyoumayneedtoinsertyourownlogicintothedatapipeline.ThisbookiswrittenfordataanalystsanddeveloperswhowanttousetheircurrentknowledgeofSQLtobemoreproductivewithHadoop.ItassumesthatreadersarecomfortablewritingSQLqueriesandarefamiliarwithHadoopattheleveloftheclassicWordCountexample.