The setup was very difficult on non-cloud platforms. We had to implement a version-based approach. However, it became simpler with the use of Docker. We used to do it HDP sandboxes and VM boxes and then created clusters in the ancient days. Now, on cloud platforms, it's much easier, just a matter of a few clicks. That's another approach we can take.

I am responsible for setting up the infrastructure, but I don't handle the engineering work.

The solution is fairly simple to set up. It's not too complex or difficult. If you know the solution, it's easy. However, there is a learning curve. If you don't know anything about it, it can be more complex.

You can typically deploy it within a week. We have five or six people capable of handling a deployment. 

The initial setup could be more straightforward. It would help if you are technically inclined to follow the necessary steps. There could be easy ways to set it up. It takes 45 minutes to complete and requires a team of five people to execute the process.

My IT team is the user group when it comes to installation and setup. They are the ones who do the product installation and management.  

The setup of Hadoop was easy thanks to Ambari, but installing the security components was complex.

The initial setup is so easy. You can just watch a video. It's handy. If you have some knowledge of computer networking and computer clusters, it is so easy. Deployment time depends on the project and the project size. Sometimes it takes more than three hours to complete.

The initial setup is not very difficult. The configuration is not easy, but somebody with some experience is able to set it up. We had users for which we had to set up quotas and queues. For us, the basic installation was completed within a matter of a week.

Both straightforward and complex, everything was easy to set up, but a lot of the behind the scenes configuration changes for customization could be rather time consuming.

Straightforward once you know what you’re doing.

It is easy if you have good administrators. It is also easy if you want to just play with it on your laptop. For real work and stability, I definitely recommend some paid support.

It's easy to setup.

Using Ambari, it was easy to set up and we even tried the AWS for a test cluster.

It was straightforward since we have Linux resources.

The initial setup is complex. It mainly stems from small issues that typically pop up and also a lack of experience in deploying the product. I highly suggest taking the Hortonworks Training prior to deploying.

With Ambari, it is pretty straightforward, but I have no idea why they prefer FQDN over IP.

The first time, I didn’t know anything about Big Data and Hadoop, so yes it was difficult because I did not clearly understand what I was doing.

Initial setup was straightforward.

The set up is straightforward enough, but at every level there are many parameters to be tuned. Ensuring all these parameters are set is the complex part, as poorly set parameters can cause unwanted issues.

It was complex to configure.

The Ambari upgrade is not very user-friendly.