| | Grace | I took the Big Data at Scale course with WeCloudData. The course introduces the latest big data tools and platforms such as Apache Spark and Amazon Web Services, as well as real-world use cases and industrial best practices. The course also includes an end-to-end group project which will definitely be something you can be proud of.
I chose this course basically because my company uses Apache Spark and Hadoop distributed system, and I would like to learn more about it. Surprisingly, what I learned from this course has been far beyond my expectation! I wish I knew WeCloudData earlier so that I wouldn't have been that struggled at work.
Before taking this course, I barely understood some log errors such as "Fail to start name node" and could only write simple queries in spark-shell. Now, I learned the theories behind and improved my programming skills. I am even capable to teach my peer colleagues some materials. Moreover, all the best practices and use cases taught in class gave me great insight of how to build pipeline efficiently and let me practice to think about the big picture of a design. It is actually something I appreciate the most, since when I did the project, the overall design architecture just came into my mind immediately after my team defined the scope.
I would also like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the instructor Shaohua in this course. He is extraordinarily knowledgeable and experienced, one of the best instructor I have ever seen! The way he approaches to a theory is really straightforward and easy to understand. He is nice and patient while answering questions as well, and always makes sure every student is on the right track. The program managers of WeCloudData are kind and amiable too. It was a great pleasure to talk with them! |
