Definitely the right direction: http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/hadoop.do http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/hadoop.do http://www.pcworld.com/businessc

Definitely the right direction: http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/hadoop.do http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/hadoop.do http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/255142/idc_explosive_growth_expected_for_hadoop_mapreducerelated_revenues.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/255142/idc_exp... http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Technology_and_Innovation/Big_data_The_next_frontier_for_innovation http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Technology_and... Although I'd second the point that getting your hands dirty with the Hadoop core is likely more valuable than straight sysadmin work.