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Data Engineering Basics for Everyone

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Overview

Learn about data engineering concepts, ecosystem, and lifecycle. Also learn about the systems, processes, and tools you need as a Data Engineer in order to gather, transform, load, process, query, and manage data so that it can be leveraged by data consumers for operations, and decision-making.

What you'll learn

  • Explain what data engineering is and the responsibilities and skillsets of a Data Engineer.
  • List tasks that need to be performed in a typical data engineering lifecycle.
  • Identify the different layers of a data platform's architecture and the key tasks performed in each layer.
  • Describe different learning paths that can lead you to a career in data engineering.
  • Explain what big data is, how it impacts the collection, monitoring, storage, analysis, and reporting of data, and list some big data processing tools.

Syllabus 4

  1. Module 1: What is Data Engineering
  2. Module 2: Data Engineering Ecosystem
  3. Module 3: Data Engineering Lifecycle
  4. Module 4: Career Opportunities and Learning Paths

Skills you'll practise

IBM Cloud ComputingWorkflow ManagementData LakesDecision MakingData WarehousingData StoreData PipelinesRelational DatabasesOperationsReporting ToolsData AnalysisData EngineeringBig DataBusiness IntelligenceData Integration

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • From IBM, a well-regarded name.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (4 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $99). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

Basic computer skills. General familiarity of how computing works. Grounding in IT systems. Comfortable working in either Linux, Unix, Windows, or MacOs.

Taught by

  • Rav AhujaGlobal Program Director

IBM is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (84/100).

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