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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 KARTHICK L S

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Jun 11, 2020

Nice course

By Suneel S B

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May 22, 2020

Good course

By Akshat J

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May 17, 2020

good course

By Brian K

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Apr 28, 2020

Good course

By Ajay S R

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Jul 8, 2019

good course

By ashishverma

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Apr 7, 2019

nice course

By nitin m

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Jul 3, 2017

good course

By Luiz F

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Jun 18, 2017

Excellente.

By Uday K

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Mar 4, 2017

Good One!!!

By Thuong D H

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Sep 22, 2016

Good course

By Akaash V H

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Aug 23, 2016

Nice course

By Capos T

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Aug 1, 2016

good course

By Sebastián G M

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Apr 25, 2022

Excelente!

By Mateo C D l R

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Apr 1, 2022

Excellent!

By Shudeepam B

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Jul 9, 2021

i loved it

By Martin A M

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Dec 13, 2020

EXCELENTE!

By Santiago G

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Dec 7, 2020

Excelent!!

By PAWAN S

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Sep 4, 2020

execellent

By Sai P

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Aug 20, 2020

thank you.

By Assoc.Prof., C V T C

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Apr 20, 2020

execellent

By Nafisur A

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Jun 10, 2018

very basic

By Tajudeen A

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Oct 11, 2017

Awesome!!!

By 蔡文震

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Oct 8, 2016

nice class

By Абдухашим С

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Oct 20, 2024

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By akotchaye b

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Mar 2, 2023

very good