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Why HDFS stores data using commodity hardware despite the higher chance of failures?



Why HDFS stores data using commodity hardware despite the higher chance of failures?..

Answer / Sarover Singh

Hadoop's HDFS uses commodity hardware because it's designed to be fault-tolerant and scalable. By utilizing inexpensive, off-the-shelf hardware, HDFS can achieve high data redundancy through replication and automatic failover mechanisms, making the system highly reliable.

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