Apache Ambari

Apache Ambari is an open-source, web-based tool designed to provision, manage, and monitor Apache Hadoop clusters. It simplifies the complex process of setting up and operating various Hadoop ecosystem components across many hosts through an intuitive user interface and robust REST APIs.

Key facts

First appeared: 2013
Category: technology
Problem solved: Apache Ambari was created to address the immense operational complexity and human effort involved in manually deploying, configuring, securing, and operating large-scale Apache Hadoop clusters. Before Ambari, managing a Hadoop environment was a daunting, error-prone, and time-consuming task that required deep expertise in each individual component.
Platforms: Linux (RHEL/CentOS, SLES, Ubuntu)

Related technologies

Apache Hive
Apache HBase
Apache YARN
Apache Pig
Apache Flume
Apache Spark
Apache HDFS
Apache ZooKeeper
Apache Kafka
Apache MapReduce
Apache Hadoop
Apache Oozie

Notable users

Enterprises running Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) on-premise
Organizations requiring full control over their Hadoop infrastructure