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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

HM

Sep 9, 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.

JT

Aug 31, 2016

This is a great introduction for Big Data. It helps me to revisit what I learned from the meetups and webinars, then put the fundamental knowledge and information in a solid foundation. Thank you.

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By AMITA S

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May 9, 2020

excellent course.

By Rupali M S

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Apr 27, 2020

Excellent course.

By Hardeep S

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Sep 8, 2019

Excellent content

By Marco D

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Jul 31, 2019

Very interesting!

By Ravichandra N

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Feb 13, 2019

Very nice course!

By Guilherme S

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Jan 4, 2019

Excellent course.

By Lucas R P

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Nov 28, 2018

Very good course!

By Luiz H

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Sep 24, 2018

Excellent course.

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Dec 11, 2017

Very good course!

By Luis M M R

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Dec 2, 2017

Excellent course!

By Fagner d M S

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Sep 12, 2017

Excellent course!

By Yerlan M

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Jan 9, 2017

interesting start

By Vivek S

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Oct 31, 2016

Enjoyed week 3 :)

By Sirosh B

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Jul 21, 2016

the best lectures

By NUTHI P

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Oct 10, 2022

course is useful

By Sameet A H

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Dec 21, 2021

brilliant course

By Ahsan

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Dec 19, 2021

brilliant course

By Jayaram G

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Nov 18, 2021

awesome to learn

By lalendra y d

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Nov 3, 2021

Great Knowledge!

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Oct 6, 2021

very good course

By Muratuly D

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Dec 11, 2020

Very good skills

By Shivakanthreddy V

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Nov 14, 2020

Excellent course

By Rohan P

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Oct 16, 2020

Very Informative

By Shahad N A

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Jul 20, 2020

it's good coures

By Christy

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Jul 8, 2020

Excellent course