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!
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome
Big Data: Why and Where
Characteristics of Big Data and Dimensions of Scalability
Data Science: Getting Value out of Big Data
Foundations for Big Data Systems and Programming
Systems: Getting Started with Hadoop
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- 4 stars23.71%
- 3 stars4.25%
- 2 stars1.02%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA
This course was really helpful in basic understanding of big Data and Instructor's appearance on screen was like we are taking course in classroom session which made the training more interesting
A step by step approach stating from basic big data concept extending to Hadoop framework and hands on mapping and simple MapReduce application development effort.
Very smooth learning experience.
Following this course enables me to gain a vast knowledge on basic big data domain.Quality content and 100% clear explanation made me so enthusiastic to learn this module.Tutors are pretty cool !
This is a great course. I learnt a lot from this course. What I like about this course is the hands-on experience with Hadoop. Such a good add-on on our skill, instead of just theoretical learning.
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