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    The Science Behind Modern Data Platforms

    This course explains the architectural principles behind modern data platforms. You will learn how storage scales beyond physical limits, how analytics engines process massive datasets efficiently, and how a lakehouse ar…

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    The Science Behind Modern Data Platforms
    01 — Overview

    About this course

    This course explains the architectural principles behind modern data platforms. You will learn how storage scales beyond physical limits, how analytics engines process massive datasets efficiently, and how a lakehouse architecture works through a hands on Spark demonstration.

    02 — Outcomes

    What you'll learn

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    Why modern data platforms separate storage and compute
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    How object storage enables infinite scale data systems
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    The internal physics of analytics engines and distributed query execution
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    How columnar storage and predicate pushdown accelerate analytics
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    How lakehouse architectures unify data lakes and analytics engines
    03 — Curriculum

    Course content

    3 sections · 6 lectures

    Why Modern Data Platforms Use Object Storage
    36m
    Why Modern Data Platforms Use Object Storage - Slide Deck (PDF)
    0
    How Modern Analytics Engines Actually Work
    28m
    How Modern Analytics Engines Actually Work - Slide Deck (PDF)
    0
    Working demo from scratch

    31m
    Lakehouse Demo Handout
    0
    04 — Prerequisites

    Requirements

    • Basic understanding of databases and SQL
    • Familiarity with data analytics concepts
    • Some exposure to cloud or distributed systems is helpful
    • Basic understanding of data formats like CSV or Parquet
    • Curiosity about how modern data platforms work internally
    05 — Audience

    Who should take this course

    • Data engineers who want deeper architectural understanding
    • Data scientists curious about how analytics engines work internally
    • Software engineers entering the data platform ecosystem
    • Analytics professionals working with modern cloud data stacks
    • Students exploring large scale data systems

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