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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 Leon N

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Nov 21, 2016

Good introduction to Big Data and Hadoop

By Chandana a

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May 24, 2021

The subject is very nice and important.

By Magno L

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Mar 18, 2021

Quite nice course. It really worths it.

By Kausthubha B

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Oct 12, 2020

I really liked this course

Thank you : )

By AMAL T

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Oct 9, 2020

very good teaching strategy,keep it up.

By Anuradha I

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Jul 7, 2020

Amazing course. Instructors are amazing

By Wahyu H

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Jun 21, 2020

thank you, the knowledge is very useful

By PATEL Y N

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Jun 17, 2020

it was very good learning with coursera

By Ramez S

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Feb 9, 2020

Great A Start for Big Data Introduction

By sakshi v

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Jan 13, 2020

It has been a great learning experiance

By Tejprakash U

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Dec 10, 2018

course is well designed and structured.

By Polad M

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Aug 14, 2018

It was the very good course! Thank you!

By Vinod S

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Dec 27, 2017

Great course from experienced people !!

By Roxana N V

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Nov 9, 2017

Great fundational course about Big Data

By bruce z

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Sep 15, 2017

very impressive and wonderful exprience

By Doosin J

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Mar 30, 2017

it is so helpful to understand big data

By Mohamed M G F

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Feb 19, 2017

Perfect introduction course to Big Data

By Venkata S

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Dec 11, 2016

Excellent course. Very good foundation.

By Yevgen K

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Jun 9, 2023

all needed basics, essential and clear

By Fernando A C P

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Jun 6, 2023

Excellent big data fundamentals course

By Saichaitanya M

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Sep 21, 2021

Truly an amazing course for beginners!

By Saiyam J

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May 23, 2021

Amazing Course for absolute beginners.

By 3736_Ken D

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Feb 20, 2021

pretty good and easy for the beginners

By Harshit D

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Sep 9, 2020

UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD CLOUDERA QUICKSTART

By ARI S I

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Aug 26, 2020

best experience learning and practice