Introduction
The Syncfusion Big Data Platform is the first and only complete development environment for big data available on Windows.
- Easily develop and deploy big data solutions.
- Get started in 15 minutes or less.
- Completely free, Hadoop-powered big data for all.
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In today's data-driven world, managing large quantities of data has become an important ingredient in business success. Managing big data comes with several challenges, including cost-effective storage and querying across structured and unstructured data. It also offers tremendous potential. Imagine not having to decide which type of data is valuable. Imagine being able to store any amount of data using commodity hardware with linear scalability. The Hadoop environment makes all of this and much more possible today.
Syncfusion has made these powerful technologies available to Windows developers. With the Syncfusion Big Data Platform, you have complete access to the Hadoop environment. By adopting our platform, you are using an industry-tested solution currently employed by companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Adobe, Hulu, LinkedIn, and Yahoo.
Skip the learning curve
Hadoop development on Windows today involves dealing with Linux virtual machines on Windows, and using command-line tools to get most of the work done. Things that Windows developers take for granted, like simple installers and visual development tools, are not available. The Syncfusion Big Data Platform provides a complete solution for developing big data solutions on Windows. All the required tools—like Hadoop, Sqoop, Pig, and Hive—have been packaged as a single Windows installer. We have also included an exclusive Big Data Management Studio that provides a visual interface for performing common operations like exploring Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) storage, importing data into Hadoop, composing and executing Pig and Hive scripts, and submitting MapReduce jobs.
Run Pig and Hive queries
You have complete access to all the normal tools you expect to see when working with big data. You can edit, store, and run Hive queries from within the Syncfusion Big Data Management Studio. Several samples have also been provided to give you a jump start. The Syncfusion Big Data Management Studio also provides a first-class user interface for working with Pig Latin. Pig Latin is an alternate, high-level language for authoring MapReduce jobs. If you are familiar with LINQ, you will find Pig Latin quite similar. As with Hive, several Pig Latin samples have been provided to help you get up and running quickly.
MapReduce with C#
You can also author MapReduce jobs using the familiar Visual Studio environment and C#, and you can use any library included in the .NET platform. You can also use third-party libraries as part of your MapReduce job, enabling you to harness existing skills and code assets. The Syncfusion Big Data Platform provides several working samples to get you started.
Prepare and run Sqoop jobs
Sqoop helps you transfer data from relational databases into HDFS. It works with all commonly used database systems and makes it super simple to transfer data into HDFS. The Syncfusion Big Data Management Studio makes the job even easier by providing a user-friendly interface for Sqoop.
Interactive HDFS explorer
Also included is a full-fledged explorer that allows interaction with files stored within the local HDFS. The user interface provided also makes it simple to upload files into the HDFS. Additionally, the results of MapReduce jobs can be easily downloaded from the Big Data Management Studio interface.
100% free for everyone
We are only too aware that we are standing on the shoulders of giants who contributed generously to Hadoop. In keeping with their spirit, Syncfusion's edition of Hadoop will be 100% free for everyone. We additionally offer a paid option with support. Many Syncfusion customers are already eligible for commercial support through the Syncfusion Plus program without any extra fees. Rest assured that your budget will not prevent you from deploying a full-fledged big data solution. You don’t have to buy into expensive per-node support or deployment contracts.
Full commercial support on Windows, by Syncfusion
Much of the heavy lifting when working with big data is performed by open-source tools such as Apache Hadoop. That said, when you have a deadline to meet, the last thing your teams should be doing is troubleshooting Hadoop installations or complex MapReduce code. Commercial support for Hadoop is not easily available though. Most commercial support offerings are tied to commercial distributions and are very expensive. The commercial version of the Syncfusion Big Data Platform comes bundled with technical support. There are no limits to the number of incidents you can create, and you can interact directly with our big data team through our unique Direct-Trac support system.
Coming soon: full-fledged production cluster environment available in 8 weeks
Use the development version of the Syncfusion Big Data Platform with the confidence that a full-fledged production distribution is around the corner. Syncfusion will ship a user friendly, free production distribution for Windows that does not take weeks of fine tuning by highly paid consultants. Deploy your Hadoop-based solutions and put big data to work for you quickly and without breaking your budget.
Deploy to Azure HDInsight today
Cloud deployment is easy. You can seamlessly deploy to the Microsoft Azure HDInsight cloud implementation of Hadoop. Absolutely no code changes will be required. Given the intrinsically parallel nature of MapReduce, imagine prototyping your solution locally with 10,000 records on the Syncfusion Big Data Platform, and then running the final production job with no changes on HDInsight with more than 500 million rows of data.
Our promise: up and running in 15 minutes or less
We have fine-tuned the entire experience, starting from the moment you download our product. We guarantee zero manual configuration. We also guarantee absolutely no interference with anything else you have installed on your machine. The install is completely self-contained; you don't need to download anything else.
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As part of the installer, we have included several samples demonstrating real-world usage. Running these samples helps ensure that the environment has been set up correctly. The first step in developing your own big data solution can be greatly simplified by using one of our samples as a starting point. The entire process of installing the Syncfusion Big Data Platform and starting to modify one of our samples should take less than 15 minutes.
