Choosing an HDFS data storage format- Avro vs. Parquet and more - StampedeCon 2015 At the StampedeCon 2015 Big Data Conference: Picking your distribution and platform is just the first decision of many you need to make in order to create a successful data ecosystem. In addition to things like replication factor and node configuration, the choice of file format can have a profound impact on cluster
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