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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 Nasir N

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Aug 19, 2016

This course really usefull for me.

By LEONIDASKOUKOULIDIS

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Nov 13, 2024

Easy to follow and comprehensive.

By sameer b

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Sep 27, 2021

it's time worthy Just go for it!!

By Marlon H

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May 27, 2021

very good introduction to BigData

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Oct 13, 2020

its very useful to me . Thank you

By Subramanya A K B

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Aug 14, 2020

Course was very good.Thank you...

By Harshika a

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Jul 1, 2020

very helpful to get into big data

By Felipe S

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Jun 30, 2020

Very informative and organizated.

By BARATH.S

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Jun 21, 2020

coursera is very useful in future

By Mr. M D

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May 25, 2020

excellent content and instructors

By Enrique P C

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May 17, 2020

VEery interesting and progressive

By Ms. R J

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May 12, 2020

Thank you for enhancing knowledge

By Yannick G

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Apr 28, 2020

very interesting and well present

By Basel K M

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Apr 20, 2020

i enjoyed this course , thank you

By Azizul Z

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Apr 18, 2020

very good course for the beginner

By Muzoon A

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Jan 30, 2020

It was an outstanding experience.

By Mostafa R

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Dec 9, 2019

good content and good insatractor

By Shiju B

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Oct 24, 2019

Course has very detailed content

By Sherif E

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Sep 13, 2018

Intersting cource and instracture

By Mohamad E

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May 8, 2018

It was very useful and intersting

By Samer M

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Mar 17, 2018

Great course to get into business

By Francisco J

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Jul 28, 2017

Great content and good resources.

By Zakaria A

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May 14, 2017

Very useful and practical course.

By Ismail I

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Jan 22, 2017

Very useful Big Data introduction

By mikhil g

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Jan 1, 2017

Excellent course for beginners!!!