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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

EA

Aug 30, 2020

The course was perfect until the Hadoop part. Especially because I couldn't install it in my computer following all instructions and I have no idea even how to fix it. It's also a bit outdated.

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.

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By Vincent N J

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May 13, 2020

Nice Training

By Muhammad A

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Sep 19, 2019

very good yar

By BRUNO P D O

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Jul 9, 2019

Great course!

By Gourav A

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Oct 26, 2018

Great course!

By Sharjeel H

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Aug 29, 2018

Great course.

By Rohit S

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Aug 4, 2018

GREAT COURSE!

By William S L

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May 28, 2018

Nice course!!

By Ricardo S d S

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Jul 24, 2017

Show de bola!

By Eric J

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Mar 24, 2017

Great course.

By Vijaya S R S

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Mar 12, 2017

superb course

By Keith C

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Oct 15, 2016

Very helpful.

By PHONGYUTTAKARN T

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Feb 1, 2023

Great Course

By Gonzalo A A V

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Jul 13, 2022

Good course

By salwa A

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Mar 27, 2022

useful easy

By Celso

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Mar 16, 2022

very nice!!!

By Le H A

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Oct 27, 2021

great course

By David G

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Aug 1, 2021

Great course

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Jul 26, 2021

Great course

By Исламбек О Е

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Jan 3, 2021

клссно супер

By Walter M L A

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Aug 31, 2020

very good...

By Hemant M

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Aug 20, 2020

Good Course!

By MUJTABA E A H

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Aug 17, 2020

That is good

By WIRANIA S

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Aug 5, 2020

thank youu..

By Md. R Q S

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Aug 2, 2020

great course

By rashed

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Jul 6, 2020

great course