set mapred.output.compress=true; set mapred.output.compression.type=BLOCK; CREATE TABLE dest4_sequencefile(key INT, value STRING) STORED AS SEQUENCEFILE; EXPLAIN FROM src INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest4_sequencefile SELECT src.key, src.value; FROM src INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest4_sequencefile SELECT src.key, src.value; set mapred.output.compress=false; SELECT dest4_sequencefile.* FROM dest4_sequencefile;