13.2. Configurations

See the section on recommended configurations.

13.2.1. Number of Regions

The number of regions for an HBase table is driven by the filesize. Also, see the architecture section on region size

13.2.2. Managing Compactions

For larger systems, managing compactions and splits may be something you want to consider.

13.2.3. Compression

Production systems should use compression such as LZO compression with their column family definitions.