This was a presentation on my book MapReduce Design Patterns, given to the Twin Cities Hadoop Users Group. Check it out if you are interested in seeing what my my book is about.
Quick overview of bookThis talk is not to sell you on the book, its to sell you on why MRDPs are important for the communityIntermediate to advanced MapReduce resourceEarly beginners and experts alike can find some use in itSome knowledge of Hadoop is encouragedTom White’s Hadoop: The Definitive Guide is a good start
Story about explaining joinsTeaching hadoop classes and explaining how to solve problems was challengingMost of the stuff in this book is not novel– it’s been collected through different sources
Spend time talking about each and what purpose they haveRemember the mention that examples are in Hadoop