In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
Preparing the RHadoop environment
Installing rmr2
Installing rhdfs
Operating HDFS with rhdfs
Implementing a word count problem with RHadoop
Comparing the performance between an R MapReduce program and a standard R program
Testing and debugging the rmr2 program
Installing plyrmr
Manipulating data with plyrmr
Conducting machine learning with RHadoop
Configuring RHadoop clusters on Amazon EMR