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Strengthen Your Big Data Skills: Become a Senior Big Data Engineer Today

Jordan — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:11:21 +0000

In 2020, the big data and analytics market predicts to experience an interesting growth of over USD 203 billion, says a report by IDC.

The big data industry isn’t quite the de rigueur it used to be a decade back, but this doesn’t mean it has vanished. Not only big data is alive and changing the future, but it may be the future itself.

Though we’re living in the era of sweeping changes, tech organizations still feel unfulfilled. Every organization wants to get value out of their data, and at a faster pace. Everybody seems to be striving to become a big data engineer. Also, chief data officers have now realized that data engineering skills are more than just a job role. With the emergence of blockchain and AI that are shaping the technology future, the big data industry will get even more exciting in the coming year 2020.

Fueling change through big data in 2020: take a peep through the staggering statistics by TechJury

• Every person will be generating 1.7 megabytes per second.
• Internet users will be generating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day.
• Approximately 97.2% of organizations are investing in big data and AI.
• With the help of big data, Netflix could save USD 1 billion per year on customer retention.

Introducing the Data Science Council of America’s (DASCA) big data engineer certification

According to IDC’s study, “The Digital Universe in 2020” – the world will be producing around 40 trillion gigabytes by 2020 (approximately 40 zettabytes).
The thrive for big data engineers keeps increasing but roughly there’s enough supply of big data professionals out there.

Why DASCA?

DASCA’s big data certification serves as one of the world’s robust certification program offering updated skills and lifelong learning. As a result, DASCA understands the world of work today and keeps you ahead in the big data realm.

An added advantage, the curriculum is in constant up-gradation enabling data professionals to maintain the relevant skillset required by today’s tech industry.

It is vendor-neutral and offers a third-party certification. DASCA’s certification is an ultimatum for tomorrow’s future data jobs. Invest in big data skills and bridge the gap in your organization. Grab your FREE INFORMA now!

To encounter the shortage of data talent, a big data certification is what you need today.

A senior big data engineer being the hot spot for organizations calls for highly skilled professionals having prior knowledge of basic programming concepts, hands-on experience with techniques of object-oriented programming (in-depth understanding of SQL statements and Core JAVA).

What other skills are required?
• Extensive knowledge in PERL and RUBY
• Practical knowledge along with work exposure on Linux and Unix environments.
• They should easily be able to handle databases and spreadsheets.
• Theory knowledge in big data

Get the training you need to stay ahead with DASCA’s SBDE™ certification program. A coverage that focuses the little intricacies of big data profession.

The pre-requisites of SBDE™ certification program:

• Take a quick check on your eligibility criteria
• Fill up your online application
• Get yourself validated through the candidacy tracks
• Receive your SBDE™ certification preparation kit
• Build your senior big data career by taking the SBDE™ certification exam
• Earn the credential-award

Want to dive deep into the dynamics of big data?

Big Data Certifications: Your means to advance your career

Jordan — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:22:57 +0000

Big Data analytics market is set to reach $103 billion by 2023. With it, the demand for Big Data professionals is set to increase too. Companies are looking to onboard talent to make the best of available data. As companies race towards realizing their Big Data goals, it is good time for aspiring big data analytics professionals to hone their skills and get ahead in their game.

Taking Big Data certifications can accelerate learning the requisite skills and make you stand out from the crowd. Besides demonstrable experience, certifications from leading organizations and institutions will give you an edge over competing professionals. Industry-validated skills build more trust and credibility among employers, boosting chances for promotions and growth.

Here are top Big Data certifications from credible institutions which you can take –

1. Certified Analytics Professional

This certification equips you with solving analytics problems, build model, implement analytics at an enterprise level, and model lifecycle management.

2. Associate Big Data Engineer
This Big Data certification is offered by DASCA and equips candidates with skills in R, Hadoop, Hive, Yarn and other Big Data tools. This is a vendor-neutral certification and serves as a strong foundation for fresh graduates entering the big data jobs market. The certification provides an unparalleled exposure to Big Data workings. Irrespective of the tools you are working with, this certification will be valuable..

3. Cloudera Certified Professional
Cloudera offers an array of certification under the Cloudera Certified Professional, including Cloudera Certified Data Engineer. This certification provides skills to build reliable, scalable, and optimized data pipelines for various workloads. This is specifically for Data Engineer aspirants.

4. EMC Data Science and Big Data Analytics Certifications

This certification offers the Data Scientist credential upon successfully qualifying the exam. The training covers Hive, HBase, natural language processing, and other advanced techniques employed in data science.

5. SAS Certified Data Scientist
This is a vendor-oriented certification, equipping candidates with skills to use SAS-based tools at their fullest capabilities. However, before taking SAS Certified Data Scientist, two preliminary certifications need to be completed. You must have good programming skills to deal with data management, data quality, and visual data exploration.

6. IBM Certified Data Engineer

This certification is meant for Data Engineers looking to advance their skills. To take this certification, you should already have skills in cluster management, networking, data modelling skills, etc. BigSQL, BigInsights, Hadoop and NoSQL are some softwares which you will get your hands while doing this certification.

7. AWS Certified Big Data Specialty
This certification from AWS ( Amazon Web Services) tests skills to derive value from data using AWS services. Before you take this certification, you must have one certification from the range of AWS collection – SysOps Administrator, DevOps, Cloud Practitioner, or Cloud Architect etc.

5 Ways to Boost the Performance of Your Wi-Fi

Jordan — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:54:28 +0000

It becomes extremely impossible to imagine our working and personal life without internet. Internet allows us to do every task in an efficient and easier way. Internet has changed our lives in so many ways. Instead of writing letter manually, we can email people. A queue outside the bank is now replaced by online or net banking. Internet has allowed us to search about anything in just a second. It helps in making society a better place to live in. From recent years, internet can be easily accessed in offices, households or at public places. The Wi-Fi technology is developing continuously, which, in turns, improves society with its advancements.

Sometimes Wi-Fi networks may not work properly as per our needs and requirements. There are so many factors which can affect the performance of our Wi-Fi network, which will in turn decrease the speed of your data connection. There are so many ways through which we can improve the performance of our Wi-Fi network. Using an extender set up with the help of Mywifiext is one of the best ways to boost the speed.

However, there are other different ways also to raise the performance of your Wi-Fi networks such as:

Select a right location for your router: Sometimes not all the locations are good for the router. In order to make your router work properly you should not place your router near the metal objects and from electronic appliances which produce electronic waves. You should avoid the contact of router with the electronic wires. You can raise the performance of your Wi-Fi network by putting it in the centre of the location.
Keeping your router updated: If there are any updates available for the router than you must keep it updated. The viruses which will affect the performance of your Wi-Fi network can be avoided if the router is kept all updated.
Keep a stronger receiver: Sometimes due to the receiver’s weak signal, the router is not working properly. Sometimes the small receiver is not able to catch the proper network. So in order to improve the performance of the router you must fit the large or a tall receiver which will be able to catch the network. You can add the new and strong Wi-Fi receiver for you router.
Switching to a new Wi-Fi channel: There are many Wi-Fi channels available on to which you can switch if your current oneis not working properly. There are about six channels of Wi-Fi which can be used for switching the channels. When there is congestion in the lane of the Wi-Fi channel, you can then switch to the other channel which you think is less occupied or having a less traffic congestion.
By using the latest Wi-Fi techniques: There are so many new Wi-Fi technologies up gradations available which can be used to enhance its speed and network. 192.168.1.250 is the new and improved technology to boost the performance of the Wi-Fi. You can reboot your router if it is not working properly or you can switch to the various channels.