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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.

RG

Jul 14, 2017

First of all i would like to take this opportunity to thanks the instructors the course is well structured and explained the foundations with real world problems with easy to understand the concepts.

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By STEVEN V D

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Nov 14, 2017

Interesting introduction, touching some of the big data key subjects and concepts. Keen to learn more.

By Lucas d M

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Jul 3, 2017

Excellent introduction to the world of big data. I will take the other classes as soon as I have time.

By Nile D

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Jun 18, 2017

Best ever to make yourself upskilled with BIg Data Concepts and be ready for advanced courses aligned.

By Bobo K B

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Aug 24, 2020

The course was very informative and had a lot of examples for one to go and look for extra knowledge.

By Manali P

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Jul 18, 2020

Highly recommend to people who want to understand the fundamentals and gain some practical experience

By Emilio T

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May 14, 2020

It is an excellent course that provides a very clear picture on Big Data.

The teachers are excellent.

By Aman S

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Jun 21, 2018

Nice explanation of concepts with examples and deep assignments for clear understanding of the topics

By Priyanshu J

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May 22, 2018

Very Systematic Learning. I am doing any online course for first time and it has really impressed me.

By Georgina M

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Mar 21, 2017

I really enjoyed this course. It offers a complete introduction for Big Data, suitable for beginners.

By Kjell E H

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Jan 30, 2017

Very informative, if you are like me, a newbie, this course gives you a good introduction to BigData.

By Keith B

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Jan 28, 2017

Very informative and interesting. Instructors presented information well, and it was well organized.

By Ranga D

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Sep 8, 2016

Thanks to this course I learned the basics of Big Data and looking forward to take the other courses.

By Martin M

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Aug 23, 2016

Really nice overview about Big Data .. I guess you have to watch it 2 times for better understanding.

By amol g

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Oct 9, 2017

Lots of new information for beginners -> structured, delivered in clear speech, appropriate graphics

By Balaji S

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Aug 1, 2017

Easy to understand and valuable course to understand big data concepts. Very good for the beginners.

By NAGARAJ S

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Jul 22, 2020

its a nice environment to learn Big data . All the videos and PPTs are good and excellent .Thanks .

By Shivam T

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Jun 7, 2020

Good course for providing basic knowledge, I would recommend going through the whole specialization

By Durgesh J

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Feb 11, 2019

A highly user friendly course that teaches the concepts in a way that anyone can easily understand.

By Arindam S

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Feb 23, 2017

Right kind of introduction for any beginner of Big Data ! The pace of the course is also very good.

By Kari L

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Aug 3, 2020

Helps a lot with basics that help not to get lost while listening other courses on big data topic.

By Julia R G

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Jul 31, 2020

I liked because its very didactic and the videos are slow, so i can go along quietly . Thank you!

By Aarthi B

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Jun 15, 2020

Clearly explained the concepts with real time examples.... i really enjoyed this course. Thank you

By Dr P V

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May 29, 2020

I can able to learn the course in an easy and interesting manner. Thanks for providing the course

By Khamis A M A

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Jan 21, 2020

It was great information and understand the upcoming benefits of data and challenges in technology

By Kevin C

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Aug 12, 2018

In a world where data is the new currency, this course is worth it's weight in gold. Great Program