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About the Course

Interested in increasing your knowledge of the Big Data landscape? This course is for those new to data science and interested in understanding why the Big Data Era has come to be. It is for those who want to become conversant with the terminology and the core concepts behind big data problems, applications, and systems. It is for those who want to start thinking about how Big Data might be useful in their business or career. It provides an introduction to one of the most common frameworks, Hadoop, that has made big data analysis easier and more accessible -- increasing the potential for data to transform our world! At the end of this course, you will be able to: * Describe the Big Data landscape including examples of real world big data problems including the three key sources of Big Data: people, organizations, and sensors. * Explain the V’s of Big Data (volume, velocity, variety, veracity, valence, and value) and why each impacts data collection, monitoring, storage, analysis and reporting. * Get value out of Big Data by using a 5-step process to structure your analysis. * Identify what are and what are not big data problems and be able to recast big data problems as data science questions. * Provide an explanation of the architectural components and programming models used for scalable big data analysis. * Summarize the features and value of core Hadoop stack components including the YARN resource and job management system, the HDFS file system and the MapReduce programming model. * Install and run a program using Hadoop! This course is for those new to data science. No prior programming experience is needed, although the ability to install applications and utilize a virtual machine is necessary to complete the hands-on assignments. Hardware Requirements: (A) Quad Core Processor (VT-x or AMD-V support recommended), 64-bit; (B) 8 GB RAM; (C) 20 GB disk free. How to find your hardware information: (Windows): Open System by clicking the Start button, right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties; (Mac): Open Overview by clicking on the Apple menu and clicking “About This Mac.” Most computers with 8 GB RAM purchased in the last 3 years will meet the minimum requirements.You will need a high speed internet connection because you will be downloading files up to 4 Gb in size. Software Requirements: This course relies on several open-source software tools, including Apache Hadoop. All required software can be downloaded and installed free of charge. Software requirements include: Windows 7+, Mac OS X 10.10+, Ubuntu 14.04+ or CentOS 6+ VirtualBox 5+....

Top reviews

HM

Sep 8, 2019

I love the course. It goes deep into the foundations, and then finishes up with an actual lab where you learn by practice. I greatly benefited from it and feel I have achieved a milestone in big data.

DK

Aug 11, 2021

I love the course. It goes deep into the foundations, and then finishes up with an actual lab where you learn by practice. I greatly benefited from it and feel I have achieved a milestone in big data.

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By Amr M

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Jan 17, 2017

it was very educative and it opened my mind to this new world

By Awaad A A

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Nov 6, 2016

Great course which enhanced my background info about big data

By Patricio R D

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Feb 27, 2022

Excelente curso, muy detallado y con buen material de apoyo.

By Amit K M

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Oct 1, 2020

GREAT COURSE, ALL READING MATERIAL , VIDEOS ARE EXCELLENT...

By Antares N

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Jun 6, 2020

Amazing journey to enter this magnificent world of Big Data.

By BATCHU S G

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May 9, 2020

Best course to develop ourself in the stream of Data Science

By Atiwit K

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Feb 10, 2020

This course is very helpful for learning more about Big Data

By Dương L

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Oct 11, 2019

The course is very valuable. I hope all people should enroll

By Dilipkumar S P

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Aug 13, 2018

Very good course. Content and material is very well explain.

By Jyothi-Raghav J

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Oct 17, 2017

The materials are very well organized and apt for the title.

By Moritz S

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Jul 13, 2017

Sometime question to detailed and not just for understanding

By Sándor T

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Apr 25, 2017

Nice and thorough introduction to data science and big data.

By UTKARSH T

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Oct 29, 2021

IT MADE US LEARN SOMETHING NEW WHICH WILL HELP ME IN FUTURE

By Ambuj S

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Feb 11, 2021

Excellent course curriculum with an optimal learning curve.

By Ahmad A A D

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Dec 6, 2020

Best introductory course about big data & data science ever

By Sylvain O

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Mar 17, 2020

Very well explained and didactic with day to day use cases.

By Ihsan u R

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Feb 11, 2020

Excellent Course for Starting Career with Big Data field...

By SmileHe

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Nov 26, 2019

It's the good course for the beginer to learn the big data.

By Kiran D

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Sep 22, 2019

Very intuitive and well set sequence of content! enjoyed it

By Sarvar N

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Jun 27, 2019

just one word Amazing

best teaching and understanding !!!!!

By Masood A

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Aug 15, 2018

Nice platform with interesting sessions and course content.

By parul

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Mar 16, 2018

Amazing course with great content. Very good for beginners.

By Sharad D

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Jan 30, 2018

Very comprehensive. Should opt for this one for the basics.

By Aude M

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Dec 28, 2017

Really interesting and well made for newbies to understand!

By Enrique A

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Jun 23, 2017

Great introduction insights to understand the whole picture