Hi there, see this in the book: http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#compression
And this... http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#trouble.client.longpauseswithcompression And see this thread which was the original discussion on the long client pause entry. http://search-hadoop.com/m/WUnLM6ojHm1/Long+client+pauses+with+compression&; subj=Long+client+pauses+with+compression On 7/16/11 5:23 AM, "Sam Seigal" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi All, > >A quick question on compression. I saw that HBase can use LZO compression >for storing data into the HFile. > >Has anyone done experiments with using compressions at the application >level >instead instead of letting HBase handle it ? Are there >advantages/disadvantages of this approach ? >Is it possible to use other compression libs in Hbase other than LZO ? > >Also - are there best practices and/or conventions on encrypting data >before >storing it in HBase ? > >Thanks, > >Sam
