Amazon Web Services (AWS) - AWS Big Data - Specialty | 4-Day Course | Firebrand Training

On this accelerated AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty course, you'll learn how to use cloud-based big data solutions, like Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), Amazon Redshift and Amazon Kinesis, in just 4 days.

Use best practices to build big data environments for effective security by working with Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift and Amazon Kinesis. On Firebrand’s accelerated course, you’ll also learn how to:

• Incorporate AWS solutions inside of a big data ecosystem
• Use visualisation software to show data and queries
• Control in-memory analytics with Spark and Spark SQL
• Manage ingesting, transferring and compressing data
• Process data using Hadoop tools like Hive and Hue

If you’re responsible for designing and implementing big data solutions, or a Data Scientist/Data Analyst who needs to learn more about big data on AWS, this course is ideal for you.

This accelerated course provides training and knowledge equivalent to AWS’s Big Data on AWS course.

• Module 1- Overview of Big Data
• Module 2 - Big Data Ingestion and Transfer
• Module 3 - Big Data Streaming and Amazon Kinesis
• Module 4 - Big Data Storage Solutions
• Module 5 - Big Data Processing and Analytics
• Module 6 - Apache Hadoop and Amazon EMR
• Module 7 - Using Amazon EMR
• Module 8 - Hadoop Programming Frameworks
• Module 9 - Web Interfaces on Amazon EMR
• Module 10 - Apache Spark on Amazon EMR
• Module 11 - Using AWS Glue to automate ETL Workloads
• Module 12 - Amazon Redshift and Big Data
• Module 13 - Securing Your Amazon Deployments
• Module 14 - Managing Big Data Costs
• Module 15 - Visualising and Orchestrating Big Data
• Module 16 - Big Data Design Patterns

You'll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

• AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty
• Number: BDS-C00
• Format: Multiple choice and multiple response
• Duration: 170 minutes
• Domains
• Domain 1: Collection (17%)
• Domain 2: Storage (17%)
• Domain 3: Processing (17%)
• Domain 4: Analysis (17%)
• Domain 5: Visualisation (12%)
• Domain 6: Data Security (20%)

To achieve your AWS certification, you should have a minimum of two years' experience using AWS technology and be able to:

• Independently define AWS architecture and services and understand how they integrate with each other
• Define and architect AWS big data services and explain how they fit in the data lifecycle of collection, ingestion, storage, processing, and visualisation

You should also possess at least five years' experience in a data analytics field and understand:

• How to control access to secure data
• The frameworks that underpin large scale distributed systems like Hadoop/Spark and MPP data warehouses
• The tools and design platforms that allow processing of data from multiple heterogeneous sources with difference frequencies (batch/real-time)
• How to design a scalable and cost-effective architecture to process data

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

1. Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
2. You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
3. Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
4. Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
5. You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
6. You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
7. You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

• For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
  ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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