- Mahout is an Apache project that provides algorithms for collaborative filtering, clustering, and classification. It allows these algorithms to be implemented and run in a distributed manner on Hadoop.
- Some key algorithms in Mahout include item-based and user-based collaborative filtering, singular value decomposition (SVD), and k-means clustering. These can be used for recommendations, fraud detection, and other applications.
- Mahout uses MapReduce to parallelize algorithms across Hadoop clusters, improving performance on large datasets. Companies like Overstock have saved millions using Mahout's recommendations in production.