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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

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.

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.

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By xavier s

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Aug 21, 2017

a good introduction, very clear about this interesting subject!

By Utsav P

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Nov 7, 2016

I learned a lot from this course and would recommend it to all.

By Sanath N

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Aug 16, 2016

A perfect beginner's introduction course to the Big Data World.

By zaidan a S

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Jul 15, 2021

Very good course. got so many interesting fact about Big Data.

By NAMITHA.A.N

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Oct 20, 2020

It is easy to learn and we have study more about the big data.

By RIYA D S

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Sep 26, 2020

Great course! Your basics related to BIG DATA will be cleared.

By Ari W R

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Sep 2, 2020

That is so cool learning material talk about basic of Big Data

By ANTONIO J S M

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Jun 1, 2020

Great Course, its the begining for a beautifull specialization

By JAMAL M

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Dec 2, 2019

It is excellent introduction course and well prepared course.

By Abderrahim L

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Aug 16, 2019

This first course give a good overview of Big Data and hadoop.

By Rangarao T

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May 24, 2019

Thank you for me giving this opportunity to upgrade my skills.

By Xinhe L

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Dec 31, 2018

Very good introduction course! Well rounded and well explained

By sruti s

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Jun 26, 2018

It clarifies the basics of Big Data and Data science concepts.

By Ravi R K

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Feb 6, 2018

Good course .Lectures are very informative and well explained.

By M.GANESH P

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Aug 5, 2017

Awesome course for beginners .Practicals was more interesting.

By Jorge G P

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Jul 11, 2017

Very good for understand the foundation and basics of big data

By Shakir

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May 10, 2017

Nice course and learned a lot of new things. Very informative

By Rohan P

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Sep 1, 2019

An excellent course for beginners to learn this vast subject.

By Emmanuel A

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Jun 20, 2019

Fantastic course that gives a boost to understanding big data

By Apurva T

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Jan 15, 2019

Very good course with excellent lecture videos by the tutors.

By Estefania L

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Jan 7, 2019

A very good introduction to fundamentals concepts of Big Data

By Philipp B

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Sep 7, 2017

A comprehensive introduction that gave me a lot of new ideas!

By anupam b

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Jun 11, 2017

Gives a great start to delving into the area of data science.

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