Cloudera 'Impala', which is a massively parallel processing (MPP) SQL query engine runs natively in Apache Hadoop. 'RImpala' facilitates the connection and execution of distributed queries through 'R'. 'Impala' supports JDBC integration which 'RImpala' utilizes to establish the connection between 'R' and 'Impala'. Thanks to Mu Sigma for their continued support throughout the development of the package.