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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

CIO

Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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From Hive Tables to Iceberg Tables: Hassle-Free

Cloudera

Introduction For more than a decade now, the Hive table format has been a ubiquitous presence in the big data ecosystem, managing petabytes of data with remarkable efficiency and scale. Keep in mind that in some cases the rename operation might trigger a directory rename of the underlying data directory.

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Metadata Management: Process, Tools, Use Cases, and Best Practices

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In data science , metadata is one of the central aspects: It describes data (including unstructured data streams) fed into a big data analytical platform, capturing, for example, formats, file sizes, source of information, permission details, etc. Collibra: complex data governance for various workflows.

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DBFS (Databricks File System) in Apache Spark

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In the world of big data processing, efficient and scalable file systems play a crucial role. DBFS is a distributed file system that comes integrated with Databricks, a unified analytics platform designed to simplify big data processing and machine learning tasks. What is DBFS? What is DBFS?

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The Good and the Bad of Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization

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You get 10GB of cloud storage and can upload 1GB of data at a time. Power BI Pro and Power BI Premium (these are sometimes referred to as Power BI Service) are more feature-rich, paid services hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Here’s the documentation for developers with detailed descriptions and instructions. Certification.

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Introducing Apache Iceberg in Cloudera Data Platform

Cloudera

Over the past decade, the successful deployment of large scale data platforms at our customers has acted as a big data flywheel driving demand to bring in even more data, apply more sophisticated analytics, and on-board many new data practitioners from business analysts to data scientists. Key Design Goals

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What is data visualization? Presenting data for decision-making

CIO

Key data visualization benefits include: Unlocking the value big data by enabling people to absorb vast amounts of data at a glance. Identifying errors and inaccuracies in data quickly. Data visualization software encompasses many applications, tools, and scripts. It also features a drag-and-drop interface.

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