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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

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.

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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Oct 8, 2017

It is really goo

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Jan 24, 2017

Excellent course

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Oct 9, 2016

Excellent course

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Sep 1, 2016

Great to Learn.

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Aug 17, 2016

Very informative

By Diego A P G

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Aug 12, 2016

Excelente curso!

By Амирханова Д С

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Oct 17, 2022

Отличный курс!)

By MAURO D C M

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Jun 14, 2022

Excelente curso

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Apr 1, 2022

Exelente curso!

By Jonathan G M

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Jul 6, 2021

excelente curso

By Jaime S

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Feb 11, 2021

Great material!

By Shashwat A

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Oct 8, 2020

Nice professors

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May 24, 2020

Nice experience

By DONKADA J M S S S

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Feb 18, 2020

valuable course

By Vijay R G

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Oct 16, 2018

Great Course !!

By Mukul T

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Jun 17, 2018

Great Learning.

By Beate S

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Nov 16, 2017

Great overview.

By Omar M

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Jul 17, 2017

it is vary good

By nishay m

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Oct 26, 2016

That was fun!!!

By Libardo A A B

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Sep 18, 2016

Excelente curso

By Ушкемпиров М А

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Oct 1, 2024

So informative

By Jagdeep M

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Sep 27, 2024

Great learning

By Nabila Y

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Mar 28, 2022

Superb courses

By Parkash L M

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Feb 27, 2022

Good knowledge

By Shubhadeep C

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Apr 25, 2021

It's great : )