Big Data Foundation

CL-BDF

Type

Virtual

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Skill Level

CCC: Foundation

Available dates

October 9, 2023
December 11, 2023
February 5, 2024

Learning Path

Analytics and Data Management
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Virtual

Duration

2 Days
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1 Day

TYPE

Virtual

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Classroom ILT

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LEARNING PATH

Analytics and Data Management
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SKILL LEVEL

CCC: Foundation

DURATION

2 Days
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AVAILABLE DATES

October 9, 2023
December 11, 2023
February 5, 2024

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Introduction:

The Big Data Foundation certification is designed to provide candidates with a well-rounded understanding of big data. It covers the potential data sources that can be used for solving real business problems, an overview of data mining and the tools used in it. This is a 3-day fundamental course with practical, hands-on, exercises to experience using two of the most popular technologies in big data processing – Hadoop and MongoDB. Students will get the opportunity to practice installing these two technologies through lab exercises. The course also exposes students to real-life big data technologies with the purpose of obtaining results from real datasets, including major social media platforms. After completing the course, students will be equipped with fundamental big data knowledge, and introduced to a working development environment containing Hadoop and MongoDB, installed by them. This practical knowledge can be used as a starting point in the journey into big data.

 

Audience profile:

This course is intended for IT Professionals who possess intermediate to advanced programming, system administration or relational database skills and are looking to move into the area of big data. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Software Engineers
  • Application Developers
  • IT Architects
  • System Administrators
  • Data Analysts and Scientists

 

Pre-requisites:

This course has no formal prerequisites; however, it is recommended that students have a basic understanding of relational-databases.

Because of the rapidly expanding need for Cloud Training and Certification, Torque IT has embarked onto a new and exciting growth phase that will further cement the organizations position as the leading Training, Enablement and Certification solutions provider in our market. As part of this strategy, Torque IT has achieved the status of Accredited Training Partner with the Cloud Credential Council. This allows us to further broaden our training capability and scope to deliver on a spectrum of technologies through a variety of delivery methods.

The Cloud Credential Council (CCC) is an international member-based organization mandated to drive cloud readiness through effective competence development. The CCC has established critical cloud certifications for key IT roles in order to cultivate cloud-ready IT professionals. As an independent and vendor neutral certification body, the CCC has an expanding list of members consisting of public sector and academic institutions, cloud service providers, cloud users, cloud training providers, professional associations and international certification bodies across the world.

The Cloud Credential Council portfolio offers certifications which speak to Cloud Computing, Big Data as well as the Internet of Things (IoT). The move into more digitally transformed organisations has seen an immense growth in cloud computing and big data, and the growth in the amount of devices which are now connected to the internet has given organisations an opportunity to look at different business models and processes, while also allowing then to reduce costs. The CCC welcomes businesses to the digital revolution by helping them transform through their vendor-neutral certifications aimed at IT Professionals.