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Big Data Systems

Discover the frameworks and architectures behind modern big data systems. This course emphasizes NoSQL and data lake design, culminating in a project where you design an enterprise data lake solution.

  • Course
  • Advanced
  • 19 hours
  • Updated: Jul 26, 2026

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Skills you'll learn

22 skills

  • Designing Governed Lakehouse Access
  • Designing Raw Data Landing Zones
  • Data Architecture Lifecycle Management
  • Lakehouse Consumption Patterns
  • Planning Zero-Downtime Data Migrations
  • Lakehouse Target State Concepts
  • Documenting Data Architecture Decisions
  • Medallion Architecture

Prerequisites

7 prerequisites

Prior to enrolling, you should have the following knowledge:

  • Cloud computing fundamentals
  • Amazon web services basics
  • Data architecture fluency
  • Big Data Awareness
  • Data modeling basics

You will also need to be able to communicate fluently and professionally in written and spoken English.

Course Outline

  • 5 lessons
  • 1 project

Program Instructors

1 instructor

Unlike typical professors, our instructors come from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and have demonstrated leadership and expertise in their professions:

Shrinath Parikh

Senior Data Architect

Shrinath Parikh

Senior Data Architect

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