Hi! I've asked the question below in the Kudu slack. I've been redirected to your mail.
Question: *Hi guys! I'm new to Kudu so this question may be dumb, but i can't find answer anywhere.I'll be designing a data mart(dimensional schema) in Kudu for my thesis. I found out that I need Apache Impala to have SQL-like interface, and to connect Kudu to visualization software like PowerBI or Superset. I'm using "normal" kudu not Cloudera version.**Question is: do i need to install Hive and metastore if I only want to access Kudu via Impala? Kudu is separate data storage so, if i understand all these technologies correctly, Hive and metastore are redundant since data will not be stored in HDFS. Because of that, I intuitively feel that there is a solution that omits hive and metastore installation.* *Thanks in advance for answers. Sorry ,if something isn't clear enough. Let me know - I will clarify it as best as I can.* Thanks in advance for the answer :) Piotr
