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Big Data
Rating: 3.5 out of 5(36 ratings)
245 students

Big Data

An introductory course about understanding Big Data and its impact and relevance in today's society.
Last updated 3/2015
English

What you'll learn

  • Be introduced to Data and its aspects.
  • Be aware of the facts, capabilities and benefits of Big Data.
  • Learn the elements (3V’s) of Big Data and their characteristics.
  • Study Big Data analytics and how it works.
  • Learn about implementing Big Data.
  • Understand Big Data management and their technologies.
  • Find out about the myths and challenges of Big Data.

Course content

10 sections46 lectures3h 38m total length
  • Introduction and Objectives0:29

    In this lecture, we'll discuss some objectives aimed at showing what you can expect to learn from this course.

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    Section Outline

    Lecture 2: Data Defined

    Lecture 3: Data, Information and Knowledge

    Lecture 4: Understanding Data

    Lecture 5: Data Usage

    Lecture 6: Data Duplication

    Lecture 7: Data Deduplication

  • Data Defined3:48

    This lecture will lay the foundation for this course by clearly defining and discussing Data.

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    Lecture outline:

    0:00    Introduction to Data
    
    1:04    Definition of Data
    
  • Data, Information and Knowledge3:09

    This lecture will teach you the difference among Data, Information, and Knowledge.

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    Lecture outline:

    0:00    Overview of the Comparison
    
    1:31    Comparison between Data, Information and Knowledge
    
    1:49    Computing Mechanisms
    
  • Understanding Data3:25

    This lecture will focus on understanding data.

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    Lecture outline:

    0:00    Introduction to Understanding Data
    
    0:36    Things to Understand about Data
    
    1:07    Data Description
    
    1:26    Explore Data
    
    2:24    Verification of Data Quality
    
  • Data Usage3:54

    This lecture will cover the different ways we can use data in different areas and platforms.

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    Lecture outline:

    0:00    Introduction to Data Usage
    
    0:58    Top Applications: Onavo Count and Data Usage
    
    2:05    Top Applications: 3D Watchdog, DataMan and My Data Manager
    
    3:14    Top Applications: myAT&T and My Verizon Mobile
    
  • Data Duplication1:04

    This lecture will discuss the definition of Data Duplication and give you a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

  • Data Deduplication6:39

    This discussion will focus on the definition of deduplication, its benefits and methods.

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    Lecture outline:

    0:00    Introduction to Data Deduplication
    
    1:04    Benefits of Data Deduplication
    
    2:44    Methods of Data Deduplication
    
    5:52    Reasons Data Deduplication is Used in Secondary Storage Systems
    

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of the IT industry
  • Knowledge of the English language

Description

Big Data is the term for a collection of datasets so large and complex that they become difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications. The challenges include capture, curation, storage, search, sharing, transfer, analysis, and visualization.

This introductory course will begin discussions on defining, understanding and using data. The succeeding modules will discuss the facts, capabilities and benefits of Big Data; the 3V’s of Big Data and Big Data Analytics. It will also present implementing data, Big Data Management and Big Data in the real world.

Who this course is for:

  • Beneficial to recent graduates looking to get a foothold in the IT Industry.
  • IT managers looking to better manage data analysis.
  • Businesses looking to organize and analyze large amounts of vital data in order to improve business insights.
  • Managers wanting to reach business goals and improve agility.
  • IT professionals looking to implement new data analysis tools.