Part 2: Choosing Linux Distro and DB
This part of the series is concerned with the baseline software needed to run the server from home.
The Linux Distribution
Ubuntu
RedHat
Arch-Linux
SQL or NoSQL?
A MapReduce-compatible NoSQL DB
One of the advantages of having your own server, is that I do not have to abide by enterprise-grade Oracle or SAS server structures. I see this as a great way for learning about MapReduce - and at some point, a Hadoop environment.
I will go through some of the possible open-source or community-driven solutions, that I found interesting - and I will compare them one-by-one and from there make a decision based on my needs.