Low latency query engine for apache hadoop

Abstract

A low latency query engine for Apache Hadoop that provides real-time or near real-time, ad hoc query capability, while completing batch-processing of MapReduce. In one embodiment, the low latency query engine comprises a daemon that is installed on data nodes in a Hadoop cluster for handling query requests and all internal requests related to query execution. In a further embodiment, the low latency query engine comprises a daemon for providing name service and metadata distribution. The low latency query engine receives a query request via client, turns the request into collections of plan fragments and coordinates parallel and optimized execution of the plan fragments on remote daemons to generate results at a much faster speed than existing batch-oriented processing frameworks.

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