Big Data Foundations

Big Data Foundations provides an in-depth introduction to big data concepts, terminology, and applications. You will learn the risks and challenges of working with extremely large data sets. The course introduces tools and techniques for working with big data. The course covers selection criteria for relational and non-relational data architectures and cloud-native data storage concepts. It also provides a historical perspective on the evolution of big data storage approaches. Data warehousing, data lakes, and data lakehouses are introduced, and design principles for each are explained. Learners design aspects of big data architecture and big data processing to address given business requirements.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.