Learn SQL Language to work with Big Data in Hadoop

Introduction

SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most widely used language to read and write data in relational databases such as Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL databases etc. SQL language existed since the 1970's and is also a standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Because of most of the traditional databases such as corporate internal databases and customer facing databases such as those driving retail websites use the relational database model, SQL language skills has become a mandatory skill for Information Technology (IT) staff such as developers, analysts, database administrators and even software QA engineers, project managers and IT auditors etc.

Big Data

Apache Hadoop, which is the most popular framework for storing and processing Big Data, has a related sub project component called Apache Hive. Initially developed by Facebook Inc. and later open sourced, Apache Hive provides a data warehouse solution on top of Hadoop. It provides a relational database abstraction for Hadoop's Big Data (though Hadoop's databases are not relational databases). Of particular note is the HiveQL (SQL like language to query and analyze Hadoop's data) . If one already is an SQL language expert, learning HiveQL is very easy and helps a traditional (relational database) user work with most of Hadoop's Big Data easily.

Apache HCatalog extends  Hive (now since merged with Hive in 2013) by publishing a RESTful interface so that even external systems can access the Hive metadata using RESTful methods. Most of the popular distributions of Hadoop include the Hive component as well (now HCatalog) such as the HortonWorks Data Platform (HDP).  IBM's Hadoop distribution BigInsights has a similar component called as BigSQL.  Per IBM's blog, BigSQL is an enterprise-class SQL query engine and has better ANSI SQL support than HiveQL.

DBA University's Oracle SQL PL/SQL Training course

DBA University has a comprehensive Oracle SQL PL/SQL Training course and we encourage you to register for it if you don't have at least an intermediate level knowledge in SQL and PL/SQL.  It is a very detail oriented training course with remote lab server access for each student for practicing the SQL and PL/SQL lab exercises.

http://www.dbauniversity.com/oracle_sql_plsql_training.html

Classes :Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed   evenings

Duration: 7 to 8 weeks approximately.

Lab Work: Remote lab server access for each student.

This online course will cover Relational Database Design, Oracle SQL Language and PL/SQL programming topics. 

a) Week 1     - Relational Database Design and software installations. 

b) Week 2,3,4 - Oracle SQL Language. 

c) Week 5,6,7 - Oracle PL/SQL Language. 

d) Week 8     - Final week to catch up any remaining topics.