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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 Abu R

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Jun 9, 2017

It is a great foundation course

By Bruce L

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Jun 5, 2017

Great Introduction to Big Data!

By Bartosz S

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May 5, 2017

Very good, well written course.

By Jorge C

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Apr 18, 2017

Excellent course for beginners!

By Sriram V

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Aug 13, 2016

I am very thankful to you guyss

By Kinjal M

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Aug 9, 2016

It was nice n great experience.

By RENNETTI G

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Apr 24, 2022

Well, a couse very interesting

By Fuad A

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Oct 8, 2021

this is very powerfull course

By Raja S

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Aug 12, 2020

Very good Course for beginners

By SAHIL

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Jul 10, 2020

The Course was truely fabulous

By Aditya G

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Jun 23, 2020

Good Beginner friendly course.

By Deva V A R P

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Nov 18, 2019

Really Helpful for Beginners..

By Rashid Q

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Nov 5, 2019

Great Introduction to Big Data

By Mahanthaswamy M

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May 6, 2018

This is very good basic course

By Manvik S

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Nov 21, 2017

excellent course for beginners

By Darryl W

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Jun 27, 2017

Great introduction to Big Data

By akash j

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May 12, 2017

Great course to take you ahead

By Harshdeep S

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May 8, 2017

Easy to learn and implement...

By Guillermo A A

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Apr 16, 2017

completo, concreto y práctico.

By Julia P

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Jan 30, 2017

Great class, I'm continuing on

By David V

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Nov 2, 2016

Excellent Introduction Course!

By Zenobia B

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Oct 14, 2016

Very good. It was challenging.

By Billy P

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Aug 14, 2016

better the second time around.

By BERJIN B V

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Jun 13, 2022

very good course for beginner

By Jack D

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May 30, 2022

Very detail and well designed