IBM: Data Engineering Basics for Everyone
About this course
This course introduces the data engineering ecosystem (data repositories, integration platforms, pipelines, BI/reporting tools) and lifecycle (architecting platforms, designing data stores, gathering/wrangling/cleaning/querying/analyzing data). Hands-on labs guide you through provisioning a data store on IBM Cloud and performing basic operations.
The honest take: at 9-10 hours/week across 4 weeks, this is a substantial time commitment for an 'introductory' course — budget accordingly. It earns an IBM digital skill badge rather than a formal verified certificate, which is worth knowing if you specifically need a certificate for a resume or LinkedIn credential.
What you'll learn
This course includes
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Rav Ahuja is IBM's Global Program Director for the IBM Skills Network, leading curriculum strategy for AI, data science, and cloud courses on edX.
Requirements
- Basic computer skills and general familiarity with how computing works
Who this course is for
- Beginners exploring a data engineering career
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