Many thanks, guys, for your replies.   My main stumbling block to making a decision was whether not using Hadoop will mean relatively inefficient implementation. I had a feeling that the size of the data my company is dealing with would not benefit much by having Hadoop (especially considering ROI as we will need to recruit necessary IT people for it) .   Thanks SASKiwi for sharing your experience it helps to put my mind at ease when questions come flying in about why arent you using Hadoop.   @Patrick: Thank you for the link. I will be sure to read up on that as well! Although it seems to just explain the benfit of using Hadoop and SAS... ... View more