Data Infrastructure Excellence: Deploying a Robust Hadoop-Based Data Lake with Cloudera

In today’s digital era, having a secure, scalable, and resilient data infrastructure is critical for driving innovation and informed decision-making. In a recent strategic engagement with a major enterprise, we successfully designed and deployed an enterprise-grade data lake built on Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) transforming their data capabilities from the ground up.

High-Level Overview

To support rapid business growth and increasingly complex analytics requirements,

our client needed a modern, future-ready data platform. We delivered a robust Hadoop-based data lake designed to handle massive data volumes efficiently and securely. The ecosystem included:

• Hadoop HDFS for distributed storage,

• YARN as the resource manager,

• Hive and Hive on Tez for SQL querying,

• Impala and Spark for real-time analytics,

• Ranger for security and access control,

• HBase & Phoenix for high-performance NoSQL needs,

• Solr for indexing and search,

• DAG tools for data pipeline orchestration and monitoring.

All services were deployed with High Availability (HA) configurations to ensure maximum uptime and system resilience.

Why Choose Our Data Infrastructure expertise?

Our proven track record in designing, deploying, and evolving enterprise-grade data platforms sets us apart. By partnering with us, our customers transformed their data infrastructure into a robust, secure, and scalable environment tailored to support complex business needs. From upgrading legacy Cloudera CDH clusters to the modern Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), to ensuring high availability and implementing fine-grained access controls, our work delivered measurable value.

Integrated Security and Compliance

As part of our security-first approach, we implemented:

• FreeIPA for LDAP-based identity and access management,

• Kerberos for robust authentication,

• SSL / TLS to encrypt service communication.

This setup ensures end-to-end data protection and audit-readiness for enterprise compliance.

Integration & Added Value

The deployed data lake was seamlessly integrated with the client's ETL pipelines and Power BI dashboards, all leveraging the secured authentication and access policies via LDAP and Ranger. Beyond technical implementation, we provided:

• Comprehensive documentation tailored to the client’s environment,

• Hands-on training and knowledge transfer to empower internal teams,

• After-sales support, including troubleshooting, periodic health checks, and strategic advisory.

  
  

What Sets Us Apart

We don’t just deliver working infrastructure—we go the extra mile to maximize your return on investment. Our value-added services include:

• Clear and complete documentation for both IT teams and management,

• Forward-looking recommendations for performance improvements,

• Support for Cloudera CDH-to-CDP upgrades and cloud-readiness strategies,

• Empowering internal teams to operate and evolve the platform confidently.

  
  

Why Partner with Us

• Proven Expertise – Successful large-scale Cloudera and Hadoop implementations across various industries.

• Security & Compliance-Ready – Robust identity management, encryption, and audit trails.

• Full-Service Delivery – Architecture design, deployment, integration, upgrades, and support.

• Business-Oriented Results – Solutions aligned with your strategic goals.

• Enablement-Focused – We equip your teams—not create dependency.

Why EXPECC?

This project demonstrates how a well-architected data platform can enhance business operations, maintain data security, and support faster, more accurate decision-making. With our end-to-end expertise and value-driven mindset, we ensure every step of your data infrastructure journey delivers real, measurable impact.

Your data infrastructure is the backbone of your digital future. With us, both will thrive—securely and intelligently.