INFS6241 - Big Data Technologies

Big Data Technologies offers an introduction to technologies, algorithms, and tools necessary to perform Big Data Analytics. This course covers the core concepts behind Big Data problems, applications, and systems. The course also introduces common Big Data frameworks, including, among others: Hadoop, Spark, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). By the end of the course, students should be able to: discuss and apply Big Data Analytics concepts, setup Big Data analytics platforms using AWS cloud-based services, use MapReduce to process and analyze Big Data, and use Spark to process and analyze both structured and unstructured Big Data in the cloud.
3 Credits