Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL

In this course, you'll get a big-picture view of using SQL for big data, starting with an overview of data, database systems, and the common querying language (SQL). Then you'll learn the characteristics of big data and SQL tools for working on big data platforms. You'll also install an exercise environment (virtual machine) to be used through the specialization courses, and you'll have an opportunity to do some initial exploration of databases and tables in that environment. By the end of the

• Distinguish operational from analytic databases, and understand how these are applied in big data
• Understand how database and table design provides structures for working with data
• Appreciate how differences in volume and variety of data affects your choice of an appropriate database system
• Recognize the features and benefits of SQL dialects designed to work with big data systems for storage and analysis