Microsoft: DAT229x Introduction to Big Data

Introduction to Big Data

Get started on your journey to building Big Data solutions.

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

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Data Basics
Module 3: Fundamentals of Databases
Module 4: Introduction to Big Data

Meet the instructors

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.