A MapReduce Optimization Method on Hadoop Cluster

The MapReduce parallel and distributed computing framework has been widely applied in both academia and industry. MapReduce applications are divided into two steps: Map and Reduce. Then, the input data is divided into splits, which can be concurrently processed, and the amount of the splits determines the number of map tasks. In this paper, we present a regression-based method to compute the number of Map tasks as well as Reduce tasks such that the performance of the MapReduce application can be improved. The regression analysis is used to predict the executing time of MapReduce applications. Experimental results show that the proposed optimization method can effectively reduce the execution time of the applications.