Learn hands-on NoSQL with real-world projects and cloud deployment.
NoSQL schema-optional or non-relational databases support Big Data by providing scalability, high availability, clustering, efficient storage and easy access to huge amounts of semi-structured data.
This introductory course gives you a hands-on overview of the two most popular NoSQL databases—MongoDB and Cassandra—as well as an overview of core concepts and other types of open-source NoSQL databases.
We will cover installation, database shell usage, programmatic access, data modeling, scaling/clustering, categories of NoSQL databases (column-based, document-based, key value-based, or graphic-based), the CAP theorem, and BASE semantics.
You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience via homework assignments and a course project that involves setting up, populating (with publicly available datasets), and using a NoSQL of your choice (subject to instructor approval).
You will need experience using a programming language such as Python, Ruby, or Java and the ability to set up open-source software, databases, tools, and development environments on personal computers.
