In this chapter, we discussed Big Data and its importance in various industries. We also looked into different Big Data segments and their life cycle phases including collecting, storing, analyzing, and governance. We discussed structured databases and why we require a structured database for Big Data. We looked at major features of the MySQL database and explored the newly added features in the MySQL 8 version. Then, we discussed the major benefits of using MySQL and learned how to install MySQL 8 in the Linux system using the RPM package. Finally, we understood how MySQL can be used in Big Data analysis and how it can fit within the Big Data life cycle phases with the help of Hadoop and Apache Sqoop.
In the next chapter, you will learn different query techniques with MySQL 8 including joins and aggregating datasets.
