Course details

Big Data technologies offer businesses the ability to store and process large amounts of data to help gain insights and make key business decisions. A number of free and open source software packages are available facilitate the storage and processing the data.

This course is focus on getting the learner familiar with the concepts of big data, providing an understanding of the available technologies, services and options available to software developers and businesses today. No previous knowledge of Big Data is needed for this programme.

Programme Aims and Objectives

The aim of this course is to provide the learner with a strong foundation in the concepts behind big data. Once this course is completed the learner will be able to:

  • Assess the big data needs of a business
  • Design a data storage and processing plan
  • Implement a solution to leverage knowledge from big data
  • Utilize cloud based storage facilities for big data

Programme Content

This programme is focused on the fundamentals behind Big Data. During this programme, sample data sets will be gathered and then distributed for processing. Topics covered during this programme include:

  • Introduction to data types
  • What is Big Data?
  • How Big Data can help key business decisions
  • Cloud storage and principles behind large data storage
  • Amazon MapReduce
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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