A Big Data Hadoop and Spark project for absolute beginners

About A Big Data Hadoop and Spark project for absolute beginners

2025 Edition

This course will prepare you for a real world Data Engineer role ! Data Engineering is a crucial component of data-driven organizations, as it encompasses the processing, management, and analysis of large-scale data sets, which is essential for staying competitive. This course provides an opportunity to quickly get started with Big Data through the use of a free cloud clusters, and solve a practical use case. You will learn the fundamental concepts of Hadoop, Hive, and Spark, using both Python and Scala. The course aims to develop your Spark Scala and PySpark coding abilities to that of a professional developer, by introducing you to industry-standard coding practices such as logging, error handling and configuration management. Additionally, you will understand the Databricks Lakehouse Platform and learn how to conduct analytics using Python and Scala with Spark, apply Spark SQL and Databricks SQL for analytics, develop a data pipeline with Apache Spark, and manage a Delta table by accessing version history, restoring data, and utilizing time travel features. You will also learn how to optimize query performance using Delta Cache, work with Delta Tables and Databricks File System, and gain insights into real-world scenarios from our experienced instructor.

What you will learn :

Big Data, Hadoop concepts

How to create a free Hadoop and Spark cluster using Google Dataproc

Hadoop hands-on - HDFS, Hive

Python basics

PySpark RDD - hands-on

PySpark SQL, DataFrame - hands-on

Project work using PySpark and Hive

Scala basics

Spark Scala DataFrame

Project work using Spark Scala

Developing a practical comprehension of Databricks Delta Lake Lakehouse concepts through hands-on experience.

Learning to operate a Delta table by accessing its version history, recovering data, and utilizing time travel functionality

Spark Scala Real world coding framework and development using Winutil, Maven and IntelliJ.

Python Spark Hadoop Hive coding framework and development using PyCharm

Building a data pipeline using Hive , PostgreSQL, Spark

Logging , error handling and unit testing of PySpark and Spark Scala applications

Applying spark transformation on data stored in AWS S3 using Glue and viewing data using Athena

How to become a productive data engineer leveraging ChatGPT

Prerequisites

: This course is designed for Data Engineering beginners with no prior knowledge of Python and Scala required. However, some familiarity with databases and SQL is necessary to succeed in this course. Upon completion, you will have the skills and knowledge required to succeed in a real-world Data Engineer role.