Cluster Computing Courses and Certifications

The Complete Apache Kafka Practical Guide

1105 ratings at Udemy

Learn core Apache Kafka features, create Java, Node.js, Python Producers and Consumers - Full Kafka hands-on experience!

• Udemy
• 8 hours 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Cloudera

Managing Big Data in Clusters and Cloud Storage

293 ratings at Coursera

Learn to manage big datasets in clusters and cloud storage, load data, apply structure, and run queries using distributed SQL engines. Explore data types, storage systems, and file formats for optimal performance.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

MITCBMM

Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience

Explore cluster computing and OpenMind for brain and cognitive sciences, covering dynamical systems, models, and observation techniques in neuroscience research.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

MITCBMM

Dimensionality Reduction II

Explore advanced dimensionality reduction techniques, including PCA and negentropy, with practical applications in brain and cognitive sciences. Includes exercises and research discussions.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Databricks

Optimizing Spark SQL Jobs with Parallel and Asynchronous IO

Optimizing Spark SQL jobs through parallel and async IO techniques, including file-level and row group-level parallel read, asynchronous spill, and parquet column family, resulting in 5-30% performance improvement.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Databricks

Apache Spark Core - Practical Optimization Techniques - Partition Shaping and Job Optimization

Explore Apache Spark optimization techniques, including partition shaping, join and aggregate optimizations, and multi-dimensional parallelism to maximize cluster utilization and eliminate data skew.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Bryan Cafferky

Create a Spark Cluster - Master Databricks and Apache Spark Step by Step - Lesson 4

Learn to create and use Apache Spark clusters, understand their differences from Databricks, and explore data querying with Zeppelin notebooks in this step-by-step guide.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Bryan Cafferky

Databricks Workspace Tour and Notebook Demo - Lesson 3

Comprehensive tour of Databricks Workspace, demonstrating tools and features with focus on the proprietary notebook IDE. Provides foundation for advanced Databricks and Apache Spark usage.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

PHP UK Conference

Distribute the Workload

Explore distributed systems and scalability techniques to enhance performance, redundancy, and availability of web services, inspired by ant colony principles.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Mesos - A Platform for Fine-Grained Resource Sharing in the Data Center

Explore Mesos, a platform for efficient resource sharing in data centers. Learn about fine-grained allocation, resource offers, and improved cluster utilization across diverse computing frameworks.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Alan Turing Institute

Tools for Big Data - Professor Richard Gibbens, University of Cambridge

Explore mathematical modeling of networks with a focus on communication, transport, and energy systems. Learn to apply advanced computational techniques to analyze and interpret big data.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

USENIX

AlpaServe - Statistical Multiplexing with Model Parallelism for Deep Learning Serving

Explore AlpaServe, a novel system for efficient deep learning model serving using statistical multiplexing and model parallelism to handle bursty workloads and improve request processing rates.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

Amazon EMR Getting Started

Learn Amazon EMR for efficient big data processing, analytics, and machine learning using open-source frameworks. Explore serverless and cluster options, architecture, use cases, and hands-on tutorials.

• AWS Skill Builder
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Ubuntu OnAir

YTsaurus - The Next Generation of Open Source Big Data Platforms

Explore YTsaurus, an open-source big data platform for distributed storage and processing. Learn about its components, features, and capabilities for creating large-scale clusters up to 20,000 nodes.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Linode

Distributed Database Computing: Installing Apache Cassandra Across Multiple Data Centers

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Apache Cassandra across multiple data centers, covering setup, configuration, and activation of a distributed database cluster.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course