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Course Outline

  • Section 1: Introduction to Big Data / NoSQL
    • Overview of NoSQL
    • The CAP theorem
    • When to use NoSQL
    • Columnar storage
    • The NoSQL ecosystem
  • Section 2: Cassandra Basics
    • Design and architecture
    • Nodes, clusters, and datacenters
    • Keyspaces, tables, rows, and columns
    • Partitioning, replication, and tokens
    • Quorum and consistency levels
    • Labs: Interacting with Cassandra using CQLSH
  • Section 3: Data Modeling – Part 1
    • Introduction to CQL
    • CQL data types
    • Creating keyspaces and tables
    • Selecting columns and types
    • Defining primary keys
    • Row and column data layout
    • Time to live (TTL)
    • Querying with CQL
    • Updating data with CQL
    • Collections (list, map, set)
    • Labs: Data modeling exercises using CQL; experimenting with queries and supported data types
  • Section 4: Data Modeling – Part 2
    • Creating and using secondary indexes
    • Composite keys (partition keys and clustering keys)
    • Time series data
    • Best practices for time series data
    • Counters
    • Lightweight transactions (LWT)
    • Labs: Creating and using indexes; modeling time series data
  • Section 5: Cassandra Internals
    • Understanding Cassandra’s internal design
    • SSTables, memtables, and commit log
  • Section 6: Administration
    • Hardware selection
    • Cassandra distributions
    • Node communication
    • Reading and writing data to the storage engine
    • Data directories
    • Anti-entropy operations
    • Cassandra compaction
    • Selecting and implementing compaction strategies
    • Best practices for compaction and garbage collection
    • Setting up a test Cassandra instance with a low memory footprint
    • Troubleshooting tools and tips
    • Lab: Installing Cassandra and running benchmarks

Requirements

  • Familiarity with the Linux environment (command-line navigation, file editing with vi or nano)
  • For in-person training: A laptop or desktop equipped with 8 GB of RAM
  • For online training: A pre-configured Cassandra lab environment will be provided; only a web browser is required on your end
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