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Big Data Analysis Deep Dive (Coursera)

Offered by Alibaba Cloud Academy,

The job market for architects, engineers, and analytics professionals with Big Data expertise continues to increase. The Academy’s Big Data Career path focuses on the fundamental tools and techniques needed to pursue a career in Big Data. This course includes: data processing with python, writing and reading SQL queries, transmitting data with MaxCompute, analyzing data with Quick BI, using Hive, Hadoop, and spark on E-MapReduce, and how to visualize data with data dashboards. Work through our course material, learn different aspects of the Big Data field, and get certified as a Big Data Professional!

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Syllabus

WEEK 1: Python Structured Data Processing Quick Start
WEEK 2: SQL for Beginners - Basic Queries
WEEK 3: How to Use Spark on Cloud Series 2 - Spark Python
WEEK 4: Alibaba Cloud Big Data Quickstart Series: Data Integration
WEEK 5: Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute - Data Transmission
WEEK 6: Analyze Log Data with Alibaba Cloud Big Data Platform
WEEK 7: Data Development with DataWorks and MaxCompute
WEEK 8: Using Hive and Hadoop on E-MapReduce
WEEK 9: Using Spark on E-MapReduce
WEEK 10: Quickly Generate Business Intelligence Diagrams With QuickBI
WEEK 11: Quickly Generate Large Dashboards For Data Visualization
WEEK 12: Data Visualization Using Python

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