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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 E K

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Nov 7, 2016

That's comprehensive introduction

By Oleksandr K

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Dec 14, 2022

Exciting and helpful curriculum.

By Djarot H

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Apr 28, 2021

Good tech and thanks you so much

By Mainak D

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Feb 15, 2021

I want to thank all the teachers

By Calvin D

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Sep 3, 2020

A brief yet through introduction

By Haozhe ( X

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May 31, 2020

Great intro course for big data.

By Amruthaa V

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May 11, 2020

An amazing course for beginners.

By Ahmed H A A

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Apr 25, 2020

Excellent and easy to understand

By Rafik N

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Apr 5, 2020

Very useful course, thanks a lot

By Aravindsagar P A

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May 25, 2019

Good course to know the concepts

By Christopher S

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Jun 29, 2017

Learned a lot - excellent course

By Jorge M (

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May 9, 2017

Great Introduction to Big Data!!

By Carey D

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Mar 8, 2017

Excellent foundation...loved it!

By Andrea C

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Sep 16, 2016

Course is really well explained.

By Hossain S K

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Jan 27, 2021

Excellent course. Just love it.

By Sunidhi k K

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Jul 28, 2020

It was good to learn

Thank you!!

By Ricardo O

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Jul 18, 2020

Very well teach, I learn a lot.

By Vanitha k

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May 13, 2020

I love this big data technology

By Kashi S P

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Apr 20, 2020

Very good course for beginners.

By Er. J S

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Oct 21, 2018

best course ever, for big data.

By SHANNON S

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May 14, 2018

Great course.. I learned a lot.

By Kamran A

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Jan 30, 2018

The course is very informative!

By naveen

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Dec 23, 2017

Very good as overall so helpful

By Taha M

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Dec 8, 2017

Amazing as usual :-) Like it...

By Rashed u k

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Aug 7, 2017

Loved it, perfect to start with