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Apache Hive Essentials. - Second Edition

By : Dayong Du
Book Image

Apache Hive Essentials. - Second Edition

By: Dayong Du

Overview of this book

In this book, we prepare you for your journey into big data by frstly introducing you to backgrounds in the big data domain, alongwith the process of setting up and getting familiar with your Hive working environment. Next, the book guides you through discovering and transforming the values of big data with the help of examples. It also hones your skills in using the Hive language in an effcient manner. Toward the end, the book focuses on advanced topics, such as performance, security, and extensions in Hive, which will guide you on exciting adventures on this worthwhile big data journey. By the end of the book, you will be familiar with Hive and able to work effeciently to find solutions to big data problems
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Data Correlation and Scope

This chapter is about how to discover data by projecting it, linking it, and limiting data ranges or scopes. The chapter mainly covers the syntax and usage of the SELECT, WHERE, LIMIT, JOIN, and UNION/UNION ALL statements to operate on datasets.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Projecting data with SELECT
  • Filtering data with conditions such as WHERE and LIMIT
  • Linking data with JOIN
  • Combining data with UNION