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The secret is out out. Here is how google does it.

Google labs produced a technical specification on their advanced distributed file system. It was not long before Apache Software Foundation built the Hadoop file systems based on Google's document. Many companies including Yahoo, Rackspace, and New York Times are using Hadoop in their next generation applications. This presentation will explore:

• What makes the Hadoop file system special
• Who is using the Google File System / Hadoop
• Installing 2 Linux nodes with VMware
• Setup a two node file system
• Reading and writing files
• Run a Map/Reduce program across the cluster

Presentation by Edward Capriolo
Presentation time 30 Minutes

Discussion Topics

• How often to meet
• New directions for the group