Big Data Analysis: Hive, Spark SQL, DataFrames and GraphFrames (Coursera)

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Big Data Analysis: Hive, Spark SQL, DataFrames and GraphFrames (Coursera)

No doubt working with huge data volumes is hard, but to move a mountain, you have to deal with a lot of small stones. But why strain yourself? Using Mapreduce and Spark you tackle the issue partially, thus leaving some space for high-level tools. Stop struggling to make your big data workflow productive and efficient, make use of the tools we are offering you.

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This course will teach you how to:

  • Warehouse your data efficiently using Hive, Spark SQL and Spark DataFframes.
  • Work with large graphs, such as social graphs or networks.
  • Optimize your Spark applications for maximum performance.

Precisely, you will master your knowledge in:

  • Writing and executing Hive & Spark SQL queries;
  • Reasoning how the queries are translated into actual execution primitives (be it MapReduce jobs or Spark transformations);
  • Organizing your data in Hive to optimize disk space usage and execution times;
  • Constructing Spark DataFrames and using them to write ad-hoc analytical jobs easily;
  • Processing large graphs with Spark GraphFrames;
  • Debugging, profiling and optimizing Spark application performance.

Still in doubt? Check this out. Become a data ninja by taking this course!

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Welcome to the Second Course: Big Data Analysis; Big Data SQL: Hive
WEEK 2: Big Data SQL: Hive (practice week)
WEEK 3: Spark SQL and Spark Dataframe
WEEK 4: Graph Analysis from Big Data Perspective
WEEK 5: PageRank and Recent Advances
WEEK 6: Spark Internals and Optimization

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