BIG DATA SIMPLIFIED

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Big Data Simplified blends technology with strategy and delves into applications of Big Data in specialized areas, such as recommendation engines, data science and Internet of Things (IoT) and enables a practitioner to make the right technology choice. The steps to strategize a big data implementation are also discussed in detail. This book presents a holistic approach to the topic, covering a wide landscape of Big Data technologies like Hadoop 2.0 and package implementations, such as Cloudera. In-depth discussion of associated technologies, such as MapReduce, Hive, Pig, Oozie, Apache Zookeeper, Flume, Kafka, Spark, Python and NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDB, graphs, etc., is also included. Features: 1. Important concepts are backed by code snippets enabling step-by-step practical implementation. 2. Includes case study with complete code and detailing the concepts. 3. Numerous objective and subjective-type questions added for readers to evaluate their learning. Table of Contents: Chapter 1) A closer look at data Chapter 2) Introducing Big Data Chapter 3) Introducing Hadoop Chapter 4) Introducing MapReduce Chapter 5) Introducing NoSQL Chapter 6) Introducing Spark and Kafka Chapter 7) Other Big Data tools and technologies Chapter 8) Working with Big Data in R Chapter 9) Working with Big Data in Python Chapter 10) Big Data Applied Chapter 11) Big Data Strategy Chapter 12) Case Study: Retail Near Real-Time-Analytics

Sourabh Mukherjee is the author of bestselling books The Highway Murders, Death Served Cold, The Trail of Blood, The Sinners and In the Shadows of Death. He has also written three short story collections and bestselling books in Bengali, as well as a popular textbook. He has written columns for Sportskeeda and Yahoo! Sports. India Today has honoured him as one of the ?ten celebrated role models of 2022? and Outlook calls him one of the ?top ten personalities to look upon if you are looking for an inspiration?. Sourabh speaks regularly in book fairs and literary events in different parts of India. He has won several literary awards and recognitions, some of the recent ones including Hall of Fame in Literoma International Symposium for Literature and Festival (2020), and Guest Speaker in Oxford Bookstores Online Festival (2020). He was awarded the Man of Excellence Award, 2021 by Indian Achievers? Forum for his professional achievements and contributions to nation-building. An Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in his day-job, Sourabh works in a senior leadership role in a global technology firm. He has spoken in global technology summits in London and Las Vegas, as well as at events organized by Society for Data Science, Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, IIT, IIM, IIFT, Symbiosis, St. Xavier?s University, Kolkata University, IISWBM, Techno India, and University of Engineering & Management among many others.

Sourabh Mukherjee

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