Course Description

ExistBI is a leading Big Data and Business Intelligence training Company with offices in the US, Canada, UK and European Union.  We have designed a fantastic Advanced Big Data training with hands-on advanced big data exercises to give you a strong understanding and high-level overview of the capabilities for the Big Data Platform / Ecosystem. No programming experience is required for this training, but a background in programming can help you on-board the information a little quicker.

Course Summary

Next Public Course Dates

UK & Europe:

  • 2 - 5 December 2025
  • 16 - 19 December 2025
  • 6 - 9 January 2026

US & Canada:

  • 9 - 12 December 2025
  • 13 - 16 January 2026
  • 27 - 30 January 2026

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Prerequisites
  • None
Duration
  • 4 Days
Available Formats
  • Public Virtual Live Instructor-Led
  • Private Virtual Live Instructor-Led
  • Private Onsite

Course Modules

Introduction to Big Data

This module consists of theoretical work only.

  • Hadoop overview and Ecosystem
  • Delivering business benefit from Big Data
  • Storing & analyzing data in Big Data environment (HDFS, HBase, Hive, Impala, Solr)
  • Important building blocks for Big Data platform (Flume, Kafka, Pig, Hive, Hbase, Impala, Solr)

Testimonials

“The content was great for an introduction to Tableau. I truly appreciate the way Michael was able to explain everything, and would recommend this class to anyone needing to get their feet wet with Tableau.”

★★★★★

- Shianne DeGeorge, Business Intelligence Group, Kaiser Permanente

“Instructor was very passionate about the subject and definitely helped me to stay engaged. Great pace, great knowledge, and instructor was amazing overall :) ”

★★★★★

- John Smith, Analyst, Dept. of Homeland Security

“It was a very enjoyable and informative course and we’re all looking forward to using the skills we learnt. We all agreed that the instructor was very good and was able to break down pretty complex issues to make them more understandable”

★★★★★

- Grahame Welch, Head of BI, UK Home Office

Upcoming Public Virtual Live Instructor-led Course Dates

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US & Canada:

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