The Big Data Foundation Certification program is globally designed to enhance data management capabilities, strengthen big data analytics knowledge, and support data-driven decision-making across organizations.
Learn directly from global data practitioners, big data experts, and industry leaders who are shaping the future of big data technologies and advanced data analytics.









•Big Data - History, Overview, and Characteristics
•Definition
•Benefits
•Characteristics
•Hadoop - Introduction, Usage, Concepts
•MongoDB - Introduction, Features, Concepts
•Privacy - Compliance
•Privacy - Challenges
•Privacy - Approach
•Ethics
•Enterprise Data Sources
•Enterprise Systems
•Oracle
•SAP
•Microsoft
•Data Warehouses
•Unstructured Data
•Metadata
•Introduction
•Facebook - Introduction, Public Feed API, Keyword Insights API, Graph API
•Twitter - Introduction, Streaming APIs, REST APIs
•Other Social Media Sources
•Introduction
•Weather
•Economics
•Finance
•Regulatory Bodies
•Data Mining - Introduction
•Types of Data Mining - Overview
•Classification
•Association
•Clustering
•Weka
•Modules of Weka Applications
•KNIME
•R Language
•Introduction
•Main Components of Hadoop
•Additional Components of Hadoop
•How to Install and Configure
•Map Reduce
•Introduction
•Twitter Sentiment Analysis - Overview & Algorithm
•Network Log Analysis - Overview & Algorithm
•MongoDB Fundamentals
•Install & Configure
•Introduction
•Replication
•Sharding
•Sharding and Replication
•MongoDB Ecosystem - Languages and Drivers
•MongoDB Ecosystem - Hadoop Integration
•MongoDB Ecosystem - Tools
•Introduction
•Documents
•Document Design Considerations
•Fields
•Introduction
•Twitter Sentiment Analysis with Algorithm
•Network Log Analysis with Algorithm
Learn from experienced practitioners and industry leaders who bring real-world expertise and practical insights to the program.
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There are no formal prerequisites for the exam, but knowledge of Hadoop and Mongo DB will help to understand the concepts
Exam Questions
40
Exam Format
Multiple choice
Language
English
Passing Score
65%
Duration
90 min
Open Book
No
Certification Validity
5 Years
Complimentary Retake
Yes

The GSDC Certified Big Data Foundation is an extensive certification that equips individuals with a deep understanding of the fundamental principles of big data.In today's data-driven world, where information is expanding exponentially, this certification plays a crucial role in enabling professionals to analyze and extract insights from large and complex datasets that cannot be managed by traditional software.
The certification covers a wide range of topics, including data capture, storage, analysis, search, sharing, transfer, visualization, querying, updating, information privacy, and data sources.
By obtaining Big Data certification, candidates gain expertise in Big Data Fundamentals, Big Data Sources, Data Mining: Concepts and Tools, and Big Data Technologies.
Big Data certification ensures that professionals are well-prepared to tackle the challenges posed by the volume, variety, and velocity of data, allowing them to make informed decisions and drive meaningful outcomes in today's technology-driven world.