Description

About this course

This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Program Certificate in Big Data.

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.

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

Prerequisite

There is no prerequisite for this course.

Estimate Time : 12 hours

Module 1 An Introductory to Data and Data Files

• Introduction of Data and Data Files
• Lab

Module 2 Introduction to Relational Database

• Database Basics
• Lab

Module 3 Introduction to NoSQL Databases

• Getting started with NoSQL Databases
• Lab

Module 4 Big Data Processing

• Getting started with Big Data Processing
• Lab

Graeme Malcolm
Senior Content Developer
Microsoft Learning Experiences

Graeme has been a trainer, consultant, and author for longer than he cares to remember, specializing in SQL Server and the Microsoft data platform. He is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert for the SQL Server Data Platform and Business Intelligence. After years of working with Microsoft as a partner and vendor, he now works in the Microsoft Learning Experiences team as a senior content developer, where he plans and creates content for developers and data professionals who want to get the best out of Microsoft technologies.

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