The document provides an overview of HBase, including:
- HBase is a column-oriented NoSQL database modeled after Google's Bigtable. It is designed to handle large volumes of sparse data across clusters in a distributed fashion.
- Data in HBase is stored in tables containing rows, column families, columns, and versions. Tables are partitioned into regions distributed across region servers. The HMaster manages the cluster and Zookeeper coordinates operations.
- Common operations on HBase include put (insert/update), get, scan, and delete. The meta table stored in Zookeeper maps rows to their regions. This allows clients to efficiently access data in HBase's distributed architecture.