HDInsight

HDInsight is a Big Data service from Microsoft that brings 100% Apache Hadoop and other popular Big Data solutions to the cloud. A modern, cloud-based data platform that manages data of any type. Whether your data is structured or unstructured, and of any size, HDInsight makes it possible for you to gain the full value of Big Data.

With HDInsight, you can seamlessly process data of all types through Microsoft’s modern data platform. Our platform provides simplicity, ease of management, and an open Enterprise-ready Big Data solution. HDInsight provides a platform for all of your Big Data needs including Batch, Interactive, No SQL and Streaming. It also comes with a strong eco-system of tools and developer environment.

Supported cluster types include: Hadoop (Hive), HBase, Storm, Spark, Kafka, Interactive Hive (LLAP), and R Server (with R Studio, R 9.1).