The data revolution is upon us and Hadoop is THE leading Big Data platform. Fortune 500 companies are using it for storing and analyzing extremely large datasets, while other companies are realizing its potential and preparing their budgets for future Big Data positions. It's the elephant in Big Data's room!
Recommended skills:
Familiarity with Ubuntu Linux
Recommended equipment:
Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS operating system
Related certifications:
None
Related job functions:
Big Data architects
Big Data administrators
Big Data developers
IT professionals
This series will get you up to speed on Big Data and Hadoop. Topics include how to install, configure and manage a single and multi-node Hadoop cluster, configure and manage HDFS, write MapReduce jobs and work with many of the projects around Hadoop such as Pig, Hive, HBase, Sqoop, and Zookeeper. Topics also include configuring Hadoop in the cloud and troubleshooting a multi-node Hadoop cluster.
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