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Getting Started with Data Analytics on AWS (Coursera)

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With the explosion of data collection enabled by the internet, mobile applications and transformation into the cloud, effective data analytics is turning into a critical tool in practically every domain – from academia to enterprise. In this course, learners will get an introduction to the different types of data analytics (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive) and dive into the basics of descriptive data analysis using data and tools in the AWS Cloud.

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Examples of common data analysis scenarios and benefits of doing analytics in the cloud will be discussed. Services such as Amazon S3, Amazon Athena, AWS Cloudtrail, AWS Datasets and Amazon Quicksight will be introduced with an objective to build a security dashboard that could lead to insights or further exploration.

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