Effective in version 10.5, you can use Kudu as a target in streaming mappings.
Kudu is a columnar storage manager developed for the Apache Hadoop platform. You can use Kudu to store data in tables. Kudu has a simple data model, where the Kudu table has a primary key made up of one or more columns, each with a defined type. Kudu tables have a columnar structure which helps to vectorize and compress data easily. Use Kudu to perform real-time analytics on fast data. You can use Kudu for fast data search, updates and inserts.