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Big Data Analytics Courses

Big Data Analytics courses can help you learn data mining, statistical analysis, data visualization, and predictive modeling. You can build skills in interpreting complex datasets, making data-driven decisions, and communicating insights effectively. Many courses introduce tools like Apache Hadoop, Spark, and Tableau, that support processing large datasets and visualizing trends, allowing you to apply your analytical skills in various business contexts.


Popular Big Data Analytics Courses and Certifications


  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, SQL, Data Transformation, Network Performance Management, Data Persistence, Data Analysis, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Big Data - Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Mining, Data Processing, Big Data, Apache Spark, Splunk, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Data Storytelling, Analytics, Data Wrangling, Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Classification Algorithms

    ★ 4.4 (400) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Databases, Database Development, Database Management, Acceptance Testing, Web Applications, Microservices, Solution Architecture, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, System Testing, Software Systems, System Monitoring, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Site Reliability Engineering, Application Development, Development Testing, Distributed Computing, Big Data

    ★ 3.5 (19) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • M

    Microsoft

    Data Storage and Management for Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Databases, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Lakes, NoSQL, Data Processing, Data Architecture, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Warehousing, Database Systems, Data Management, Data Transformation, Microsoft Azure, Database Management Systems, Data Integration, Data Governance, Data Storage Technologies, Analytics, Data Storage, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    IBM

    Data Engineering Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, MongoDB, IBM Cognos Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, NoSQL, Apache Spark, IBM DB2, Big Data, Dashboard Creation, Data Integration, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Database Architecture and Administration, PySpark, Data Pipelines, Analytics, Databases, Relational Databases, SQL, Python Programming

    ★ 4.7 (143) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apache Pig: Analyze, Transform & Optimize Data

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Scripting, Data Import/Export, Debugging, Scripting Languages, Open Source Technology

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Edureka

    PySpark for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Model Optimization, Data Pipelines, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Model Training, Data Processing, Data Storage Technologies, Data Architecture, Natural Language Processing, Data Storage, Data Wrangling, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Logistic Regression

    ★ 2.7 (11) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    The State University of New York

    Big Data, Genes, and Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Big Data, Analytics, Health Informatics, R (Software), Advanced Analytics, Medical Science and Research, Predictive Analytics, R Programming, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Molecular Biology, Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Classification Algorithms

    ★ 4.2 (287) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Spark, Data Store, Apache Hadoop, Apache Mahout, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, Data Processing, NoSQL, Apache Kafka, Cloud Computing, Real Time Data, Databases, Analytics, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Machine Learning, Scalability, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.3 (343) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    PySpark & Python: Hands-On Guide to Data Processing

    Skills you'll gain: PySpark, MySQL, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Data Access, Data Processing, Data Engineering, SQL, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Debugging

    ★ 4.5 (41) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Data Processing with Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Data Processing, Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Apache Spark, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Real Time Data, Data Store, Data Transformation, Scheduling, Data Storage

    ★ 3.7 (68) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Big Data and Hadoop Foundations and Setup

    Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Infrastructure, Data Processing, Analytics, Data Science, Data Architecture, Distributed Computing, Linux, Software Installation, Scalability, System Configuration

    ★ 4.7 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular big data analytics courses

  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Big Data - Capstone Project: University of California San Diego
  • Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Data Storage and Management for Big Data: Microsoft
  • Data Engineering Capstone Project: IBM
  • Apache Pig: Analyze, Transform & Optimize Data: EDUCBA
  • PySpark for Data Science: Edureka
  • Big Data, Genes, and Medicine: The State University of New York
  • Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • PySpark & Python: Hands-On Guide to Data Processing: EDUCBA

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