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HBase
A distributed, versioned, non-relational database modeled after Google's Bigtable. It is built on top of HDFS and allows to perform read/write operations on large datasets in real time using Key/Value data. The programming language of HBase is Java. Today HBase is an integral part of the Apache Software Foundation and the Hadoop ecosystem.
| First released | 2006 |
| Developed by | Chad Walters, Jim Kellerman |
| Latest stable version | HBase 2.x |
| Open-source | Yes |
| Used by | eBay, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo! |
Interesting facts
HBase has a diverse and vibrant community: No single company controls HBase – in fact, HBaseCon’s program committee draws from many companies, not just (conference organizer) Cloudera.
Source: radar.oreilly.com
