Introduzione ai Big Data

The goal of the course is to provide a good knowledge on: (1) the fundamentals of Big Data and Big Data Analytics, (2) the technologies for implementing a project related to them and (3) the advantages that these contexts can bring.

L’obiettivo del corso è un’introduzione alle tecnologie e metodologie in ambito BIG Data.

Acquisire una Roadmap e orientarsi nell’universo delle architetture proposte dal mercato e analizzare possibili scenari e soluzioni metodologiche e tecniche di progetto.

Introduction to Big Data and Big Data Analytics

Use scenarios for Big Data Analytics

Value of Big Data

Data from the web: social networks, web logs, click streams..

Use by companies

Use by the public sector

Use of Big Data

Scenarios of use of Big Data in different contexts

Risks and critical issues

The role of the Data Scientist

Introduction to the Apache Hadoop platform

Overview

Fundamentals of HDFS and MapReduce

The ecosystem of Apache projects

Appliances

Overview of appliances from leading vendors

noSQL databases

Classification

Overview of the main NoSQL databases

Stream Computing

Technologies to analyze real-time data

Data Stream Management Systems