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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

AR

Mar 30, 2020

One of the best course to start learning new cutting-edge technology and to get deeper insights into Big Data. Thanks to the great instructors for amazing explanations of each module and e-materials.

HM

Sep 8, 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.

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By Selva L

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May 24, 2020

I like very much this course and easy to understand.

By shankar p

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Apr 28, 2020

this course is very usefull to me thanks to coursera

By Ecem P

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Apr 24, 2020

Really useful course for introduction the Big Data !

By Arifur R

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Mar 20, 2020

This is a very great course to break in to big data.

By Tianyang N

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Sep 3, 2018

...I can't install hadoop on my computer. That's it.

By Pranay K

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Jul 28, 2018

It's a great start to my learning curve for BIG DATA

By Marcos

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Mar 23, 2018

Useful course. Fundamentals are very well explained.

By Saishwari D

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Jul 19, 2021

I loved this course and this was so helpful to me.

By ABHIROOP D

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Jun 7, 2021

Very detailed course to know the basics of Big Data

By Ana d D V P

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Nov 9, 2020

Muy bueno el curso y la parte práctica super bueno

By Deleted A

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Aug 31, 2020

Getting a little old in places but really well done

By Orlando J C M

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Aug 19, 2020

Thank you for this course, greetings from Venezuela

By Yan S

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Aug 2, 2020

It Good to Know basic and knowleage About big data.

By Masita @ M A J

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Jul 27, 2020

Awesome course, covering both theory and practical.

By Suhail M

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Jul 8, 2020

Should Have added more Exercises otherwise all good

By PRAVEEN S B

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Jun 4, 2020

A very good Presentation and helps in research work

By MUNUGAPATI B

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Jun 2, 2020

Great experience. Thank you Ilaky Mam and Gupta Sir

By MRS. A

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May 10, 2020

i learned basics of big data and hadoop technology.

By Praveen T

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May 3, 2019

Simple and effective. Focused on concepts. Awesome!

By Francisco S H

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Apr 25, 2019

Good introductory course about big data, thank you.

By sagar s

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Sep 4, 2017

Quite Excited to learn!. Good exposure to beginners

By Виктор В

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Jun 26, 2017

it's very interesting and useful course. thank you.

By William S A

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Jun 18, 2017

Very good way to start into great world of Big Data

By MING K T

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May 13, 2021

Good explanation with plenty of real life examples

By Rafael E

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Jun 16, 2020

Excelent material available. Very actual content.