Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1 – Introduction to Delta Lake and Data Engineering Principles
Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Engineering
The motivation behind data engineering
Use cases
How big is big data?
But isn't ML and AI all the rage today?
Understanding the role of data personas
Big data ecosystem
What characterizes big data?
Classifying data
Reaping value from data
Top challenges of big data systems
Evolution of data systems
Rise of cloud data platforms
SQL and NoSQL systems
OLTP and OLAP systems
Distributed computing
SMP and MPP computing
Parallel and distributed computing
Business justification for tech spending
Strategy for business transformation to use data as an asset
Big data trends and best practices
Summary
Chapter 2: Data ...
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