Big Data, RDBMS and HADOOP - A Comparative Study

Roopa Raphael, Raj Kumar T

Abstract: Big Data and Hadoop are the recently trending words in the world of internet. What is meant by Big Data, Hadoop, from where did they evolve and what is being replaced by them is a major question that exists today RDBMS and its benefits had created a revolution in the field of data handling. What caused a reframing or casting away of RDBMS aside from data analysis and paving way for the new data handling system known as HADOOP is a great question. To how much extent have these new technologies been influencing the internet era and the world of data handling and analysis, its users and why are answered here.

Keywords: RDBMS, Big Data, Map Reduce, Hadoop Distributed File System, Google file System