In big data can we replace hadoop with Splunk?

[messai1985]

Hi

In big data can we replace hadoop by Splunk ? and why?

Does Splunk do all hadoop functionality?

[VatsalJagani]

@messai1985 - 3 small points should answer your question in brief.

• Yes, technically, Splunk can do almost everything that Hadoop can do as Splunk has broader Splunk functionality.
• Everytime I think of comparing two products there is always trade-off.
  • Splunk is really good with raw text data. Splunk can also do structured data but will not perform as good as databases.
  • Hadoop can be after the data that has been migrated from the SQL database to Hadoop.
• You can also use a combination of both, Splunk and Hadoop:
  • https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/5158/#/details
  • https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3311/
  • (I personally have not used these Apps, read the docs please)

I hope this helps!!!