>> Could anyone please guide me to online resources for understanding the >> basics of Mahout. > > I don't know of any free+online book that coners Mahout in its > entirety. However there are many resources listed here: > > https://mahout.apache.org/general/books-tutorials-and-talks.html
Also have a look at Practical Machine Learning http://info.mapr.com/PracticalMachineLearningLP.html?cid=dscmarch Regards, Saleem