A couple of basic, but useful tricks when working with Apache HBase shell
I would like to share some basic tricks to use with Apache HBase shell that I have learned by reading HBase: The Definitive Guide by L.George, HBase in Action by N.Dimiduk and A.Khurana and taking part...
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View ArticleA user having surprising troubles running more resource-intensive Hive queries
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