- Business associates, operations managers, project managers, and intelligence analysts.
- Finance, securities, and insurance professionals.
- Digital marketing and communication specialists.
- Professionals from every level or industry who work with analytics or data.
- Understand the architecture of reliable big data systems.
- Describe how they differ from traditional systems.
- Use several NoSQL database management systems.
- Address the many challenges of working with data at scale.
- Use tools such as MongoDB and Spark to process large datasets.
Weekly webinars review key concepts and provide an opportunity for live interaction
and Q&A with the instructors. The webinars will be recorded so if you are unable to
attend you can watch the webinar recording at a time that is convenient to you.
Academic requirements
- Required prerequisites:
- A working knowledge of Python.
- A degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science is recommended, but not
required. Basic knowledge of programming and programming languages is strongly recommended.
System requirements
Receive a certificate from the University of Waterloo
Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a professional education
certificate from the University of Waterloo.
Larry Simon, MBA
Founder and Managing Director, Inflection Group
Larry Simon is an entrepreneur, management consultant, and angel investor, specializing
in IT strategy and data analytics. He has over 30 years of experience advising startups,
global corporations, and government institutions. He is the founder and managing director
of Inflection Group. Prior to this he was a partner with Ernst & Young Consulting,
their CTO and national director of their strategy and delivery centres.
He has previously served on the faculty of the Rotman School of Management, as the
head judge of the Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA), and as a councillor
of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario. Larry holds an MBA
from the University of Toronto and a B.Math (Computer Science) from the University
of Waterloo.