JSON serialization and deserialization overhead limits throughput in high-volume machine-to-machine communications. Utilizing binary formats such as Protobuf, MessagePack, Avro, or FlatBuffers significantly reduces payload size and increases processing speed. Optimal architecture employs JSON for human-readable public APIs and binary formats for internal service communication and data pipelines.
* JSON: public-facing readability
* Protobuf: efficient service communication
* MessagePack: schema-less binary encoding
* Avro: scalable event streaming
* FlatBuffers: zero-copy performance
use Avro 1.4.1 with Hadoop 0.20.2 and ONLY that combination.