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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

SS

Sep 14, 2019

It is a comprehensive introduction to big data which covers significant components with enough content that can be absorb at this stage. A very good kick-start and excited for the next course ahead.

AR

Mar 30, 2020

One of the best course to start learning new cutting-edge technology and to get deeper insights into Big Data. Thanks to the great instructors for amazing explanations of each module and e-materials.

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By Christy

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Jul 8, 2020

Excellent course

By SHUBHAM K V

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Jul 8, 2020

very nice course

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Jun 22, 2020

Excellent Couse!

By Justus O

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Jun 22, 2020

Very Informative

By SachinVargheseBiju

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Jun 10, 2020

very good course

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Jun 2, 2020

very nice course

By TUSHAR P 1

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May 24, 2020

Very informative

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May 15, 2020

Excellent Course

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May 6, 2020

Excellent Course

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May 6, 2020

great experience

By Sonam K

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May 5, 2020

learnt very well

By Sangeetha R

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May 2, 2020

Excellent course

By Mohamed M

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Apr 11, 2020

Thanks Every one

By Padmashree N S

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Apr 3, 2020

Very nice course

By Harshavardhan K

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Feb 22, 2020

Brilliant course

By ANASTASIOS M

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Jan 2, 2020

Excellent course

By Emilio M

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May 21, 2019

Excellent course

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Mar 23, 2019

great experience

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Feb 20, 2019

Excellent Course

By Mostafa M H M

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Oct 25, 2018

Very good course

By Vivek S

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Oct 8, 2018

Excellent course

By Devendra S

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Aug 7, 2018

Excellent Course

By Ekta P

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Jun 24, 2018

excellent course

By MAKRAM B A

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Apr 15, 2018

excellent course

By Miguel A G O

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Oct 25, 2017

Muy buen inicio.