In one of my recent projects, I had to load product data from a CSV file into HBase and also to index it for search purpose.. I decided to separate out the loader part of the project as a stand alone tool and make available as open source. Currently, it’s hosted in github. It supports HBase. I will be adding support for Cassandra soon. I am working on Solr indexing right now. Introduction The tool is very g ...

New to the Open Source Conference this year is OSCON Data, for developers pioneering the evolving architectures and tools to manage data. See how Hadoop is used to optimize scalability and reliability at Yahoo. Find out how Facebook utilizes HBase to manage real-time messaging. Why Netflix moved from relational DBs to NoSQL cloud systems for personalized movie choosing. The in-depth sessions at OSCON Data, ...

The Cassandra SF 2011 summit on July 11th 2011 promises to be a ‘must-go’ event for any one working with “Big Data”. The Cassandra community has grown so much in the last year, that now the organizers have a larger venue, with two rooms set aside for presentations, multiple rooms set aside for Birds of a Feather talks, committer meetups, and other small discussions. The agenda includes: Use Cases: Everyone ...