Introduction to Big Data (edX)

Introduction to Big Data (edX)
Get started on your journey to building Big Data solutions. Learn what it takes to build Big Data analytics solutions. This is the first stop in the Big Data curriculum from Microsoft. It will help you get started with the curriculum, plan your learning schedule, and connect with fellow students and teaching assistants.

Along the way, you’ll get an introduction to working with data and some fundamental concepts and technologies for Big Data scenarios.

This is the first stop in the Big Data curriculum from Microsoft. It will help you get started with the curriculum, plan your learning schedule, and connect with fellow students and teaching assistants. Along the way, you’ll get an introduction to working with data and some fundamental concepts and technologies for Big Data scenarios.


What you'll learn

- ​How the Microsoft Big Data curriculum works

- An introduction to data formats, technologies, and techniques

- Fundamentals of Databases

- Basic principles for working with Big Data


Course Syllabus


• Module 1: Introduction

• Module 2: Data Basics

• Module 3: Fundamentals of Databases

• Module 4: Introduction to Big Data