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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

Faster execution of the query.Best compression technics which will help to reduce the storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

As abatch processing system its not ideal for scenarios where we have to need real time updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can store the large number of historical data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Apache Parquet?

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format available to any project in the Hadoop ecosystem, regardless of the choice of data processing framework, data model or programming language.

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Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format available to any project in the Hadoop ecosystem, regardless of the choice of data processing framework, data model or programming language.


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Tanmay A.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Exploring parquet"
Best thing that I like about the parquet file format was compression and predictive push down that helps to select only those columns that needed...
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4.0 out of 5
"Revolutionary Columnar Storage"
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"Highly efficient for use with big data processing frameworks"
It stores data in columnar storage which is highly efficient for analytical queries and also supports compression algorithms. It also has cross pla...
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Jasmine A.
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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

Apache Parquet has proven to be an invaluable tool in my data analytics toolbox. Its efficient columnar storage, cross-platform compatibility, schema evolution support, and performance optimization features have significantly improved my data processing tasks. It has not only enhanced my productivity but has also reduced infrastructure costs. I highly recommend Apache Parquet to anyone dealing with large datasets and seeking a robust, performance-driven storage solution.Apache Parquet has become an essential part of my data analytics toolkit, and I look forward to continued innovation and development in this fantastic open-source project. Kudos to the Parquet development team for creating such a powerful and user-friendly data storage format! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

While Parquet does support schema evolution, it does add some complexity to the process, especially when dealing with complex schema changes. Schema evolution can require careful planning and management to ensure data consistency and query compatibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Apache Parquet for a wide range of purposes within the realm of data analytics, benefiting from its columnar storage, performance optimization, cross-platform compatibility, and support for evolving data schemas. It is a valuable asset for data analytics professionals aiming to unlock insights from large and complex datasets efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vijay Paul G.
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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

Compatibility is the best about the apache parquet, it is designed for the compatibility within a wide range of data processing of the frameworks and tools like apache spark, apache hive and apache impala and other tools that are helping in making its a one of the best choice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

Though it is one of the best choice for batch processing it's doesn't supports real-time data storage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

One thing parquet solving isthe columnar storage structure of parquet that allows for a quick query performance, it reads only the columns necessary for a query, it is great deal for the reducing I/O operations and improving the query speed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

Best thing about Apache Parquet is that it is solving the storage requirements very efficiently. As far as I have experience it reduces the storage requirement by one third of data storage. And the parquet format base support might replace hadoop in future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

For now I don't specifically find anything as downside as I have just started exploring this now. But maybe in future I might have some suggestions on some features of this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

This will surely solve the problem which we face with hadoop. That is slowness in data retrival. And another is, as it supports Parquet file format so it can be easily used as replacement for various data lake storages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

It helps to store in columnar format and having schema evolution. It helps to convert data between avro and parquet formats. These files can be read and write by many programming languages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

To be very Frank it is not compatible to handle small scale of data I am facing problems to encode and decode the data which effect my performance it also has limited support for complex data type Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Handle the complex data and the feature which impress me at most is predicates pushdown which filter out the data which I required. It has campatible with many frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

It stores data in columnar storage which is highly efficient for analytical queries and also supports compression algorithms. It also has cross platform compatibility which makes it easy to integrate into existing data processing pipelines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

Write performance can be improved, and it taked some time to learn it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making big data storage efficient by providing compression and retreival of data algorithms. Also helps in schema evolution and flexibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

One of Parquet’s key strengths is its compatibility with various data processing frameworks, including Apache Hive, Apache Spark, and Apache Drill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

However, there are some considerations to keep in mind when using Apache Parquet. While it excels in performance for read-heavy workloads, writing data into Parquet files can be slower compared to other formats like Apache ORC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Apache Parquet solves storage and processing challenges by offering a highly efficient, flexible, and cross-platform data storage format. Its benefits include reduced storage costs, improved query performance, support for schema evolution, and compatibility with a wide range of data processing tools and environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

It is mostly useful for storing large amount of data that is used for bigdata analytics.

Apache Parquet reduces IO operations, it is better compared to other tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

More complex to setup and maintain compared to rdbms like mysql Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Parqued stores the data into the columns so the processing of the data is faster than any other traditional big data storage tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

compression is the best fature of apache parquet as it delivers various compression techniques to reduce storage space and improve read performance. It also supports multiple compression algorithms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

It doesnt support real time data ingestion, but its perfect choice for batch data processing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Apache prquet helps with my client's retail company related to saless,inventory,customer interactions and online shopping behaviour.

This data is used for inventory optimization, sales forecasting and customer segmentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

Goods for storing any type of massive data, including texts, movies, photo's and structured data tables. It utilizes highly effective column wise comparison and customisable encoding algorithm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

Using Apache Parquet having problems with lagre files. Higher CPU usage and affects query performance. Less efficient and can write data more slowly than row based formats like CSV. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

By employing columnar storage, dictionary encoding, and run length encoding, Apache Parquet enhances data compression. Improving the compression ratios. Saves the values within the column Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Parquet?

Data compression and storage

Storage for large amount of data and it's retrieval Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Parquet?

Does not support json which is widely used for data exchange and transfer for cross platform and web development data exchange Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Parquet solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently it's fine and need to see various data storage application as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.