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Amith
Amith

Reputation: 1434

Is it viable to use Hadoop with MongoDB as Database rather than HDFS

I am doing research in Hadoop with MongoDB as Database not HDFS. So, I need some guidance in terms of performance and usability.

My scenario

My data is

I can get the data from twitter and Facebook API . In order for hadoop processing I need to store.

So my question is, Is it viable (or beneficial) to use Hadoop along with Mongo DB to store social networking data like twitter feeds, facebook posts, etc? Or is it better to go with HDFS and store data in a file . Any expertise guidance will be appreciated. Thanks

Upvotes: 4

Views: 200

Answers (1)

Tariq
Tariq

Reputation: 34184

It is totally viable to do that. But it mainly depends on your needs. Basically on, what do you want to do once you have the data?

That said, MongoDB is definitely a good option. It is good at storing unstructured, deeply nested documents, like JSON in your case. You don't have to worry too much about nesting and relations in your data. You don't have to worry about the schema as well. Schema-less storage is certainly a compelling reason to go with MongoDB.

On the other hand, I find HDFS more suitable for flat files, where you just have to pick the normalized data and start processing.

But these are just my thoughts. Others might have a different opinion. My final suggestion would be analyze your use case well and then finalize your store.

HTH

Upvotes: 1

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