This document discusses the rise of big data and how it has disrupted traditional databases. It covers key drivers like decreasing costs of computing resources and the explosion of data volume, variety and velocity. It introduces Hadoop as an open source framework that addressed scalability challenges through its distributed, horizontally scalable architecture. The document also discusses trends like commercialization of Hadoop and using it for data warehousing and analytics use cases. It highlights both challenges and opportunities in bringing data warehousing capabilities to big data platforms.
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