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Hadoop Foundations – Level 1

HOW TO EARN THIS BADGE

This badge is earned after successfully completing all course activities and passing the test of the following Cognitive Class course:

Hadoop 101

Apache Hadoop is one of the hottest technologies that paves the ground for analyzing big data. Learn more about what Hadoop is and its components, such as MapReduce and HDFS. Come on this journey to play with large data sets and see Hadoop’s method of distributed processing.

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WHY EARN THIS BADGE?

This badge attests that the following skills have been obtained by the holder:

• Has a basic understanding of Hadoop.

• Can describe what Big Data is and the need for Hadoop to be able to process that data in a timely manner.

• Can describe the Hadoop architecture and how to work with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)

WHAT’S NEXT?

• Complete the Hadoop Fundamentals learning path to obtain the Hadoop Foundations - Level 2 badge or work towards other Cognitive Class learning paths and badges.

• Did you know? Hadoop 101 is one of 6 courses that contributes to an elective course in the Masters of Professional Studies in Analytics at Northeastern University in the United States. You can find out more here.

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