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Course Outline

  • Section 1: Introduction to Big Data / NoSQL
    • Overview of NoSQL
    • Understanding the CAP theorem
    • When to use NoSQL
    • Columnar storage concepts
    • The NoSQL ecosystem
  • Section 2: Cassandra Basics
    • Design and architecture
    • Cassandra 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 Datatypes
    • Creating keyspaces and tables
    • Selecting columns and data types
    • Defining primary keys
    • Structuring data layout for rows and columns
    • Time to live (TTL)
    • Querying data with CQL
    • Updating data with CQL
    • Collections (list, map, set)
    • Labs: Various data modeling exercises using CQL, including 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)
    • Managing time series data
    • Best practices for time series data
    • Using counters
    • Lightweight transactions (LWT)
    • Labs: Creating and using indexes, and modeling time series data
  • Section 5: Cassandra Internals
    • Understanding Cassandra’s internal design
    • sstables, memtables, and commit logs
  • Section 6: Administration
    • Hardware selection criteria
    • Cassandra distributions
    • Node communication in Cassandra
    • Writing and reading data via the storage engine
    • Data directories management
    • Anti-entropy operations
    • Cassandra compaction processes
    • Choosing and implementing compaction strategies
    • Cassandra best practices (compaction, garbage collection, etc.)
    • Setting up a test Cassandra instance with a low memory footprint
    • Troubleshooting tools and tips
    • Lab: Students install Cassandra and run benchmarks

Requirements

  • Familiarity with the Linux environment, including command-line navigation and file editing with vi or nano
  • For on-site courses: a laptop or desktop with 8 GB of RAM
  • For remote courses: a functional Cassandra lab will be provided; only a web browser is required
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