MN, Minneapolis - Fifth Street Towers

100 S 5th St, 19th Floor, Minneapolis, United States, 55402

The venue is located in the heart of downtown Minneapolis at Fifth Street Towers, easily accessed by car via I‑94 or I‑35W with exits to S 5th St; paid underground parking is available in the building garage. From Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), take I‑494 North to I‑35W North, then exit at 5th Street—taxi or rideshare takes around 20 minutes. Public transit users can arrive via the METRO light rail to Nicollet Mall Station or by several bus routes that stop on 5th Street, with the entrance a brief walk from public transit.

Eagan, MN - Grand Oak I

860 Blue Gentian Rd, Ste 200, Eagen, United States, 55121

The venue is located in the Grand Oak Business Park at 860 Blue Gentian Road, easily accessed by car via I‑494 and Highway 55; ample on-site parking makes arrival simple. From Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), it’s about a 5‑minute drive—take I‑494 East and exit at Blue Gentian Road. Public transit users can take Metro Transit bus routes to a stop near Blue Gentian Road and walk a few minutes from there.

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Python, Spark, and Hadoop for Big Data

 21 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Minnesota (online or onsite) is designed for government developers who wish to use and integrate Spark, Hadoop, and Python to process, analyze, and transform large and complex data sets for government purposes.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Set up the necessary environment to start processing big data with Spark, Hadoop, and Python for government applications.
  • Understand the features, core components, and architecture of Spark and Hadoop as they relate to public sector workflows.
  • Learn how to integrate Spark, Hadoop, and Python for efficient big data processing in a government context.
  • Explore the tools in the Spark ecosystem (Spark MlLib, Spark Streaming, Kafka, Sqoop, Flume) that are relevant for government data analysis.
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Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop

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Audience:

This course is designed for IT specialists seeking solutions to store and process large data sets in a distributed system environment, specifically tailored for government.

Goal:

To provide deep knowledge on Hadoop cluster administration for government.

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Big Data Analytics in Health

 21 Hours

Big data analytics involves the process of examining large amounts of varied data sets in order to uncover correlations, hidden patterns, and other useful insights.

The healthcare industry has vast amounts of complex, heterogeneous medical and clinical data. Applying big data analytics to health data holds significant potential for deriving insights that can improve the delivery of healthcare services. However, the scale and complexity of these datasets present substantial challenges in analysis and practical application within a clinical environment.

In this instructor-led, live training (remote), participants will learn how to perform big data analytics in healthcare as they step through a series of hands-on, live-lab exercises.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Install and configure big data analytics tools such as Hadoop MapReduce and Spark
  • Understand the characteristics of medical data
  • Apply big data techniques to manage and analyze medical data
  • Study big data systems and algorithms in the context of healthcare applications

Audience

  • Developers
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Format of the Course

  • Part lecture, part discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice.

Note

  • To request a customized training for government or other specific needs, please contact us to arrange.
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Hadoop For Administrators

 21 Hours

Apache Hadoop is the most widely used framework for processing Big Data on clusters of servers. In this three (optionally four) day course, participants will learn about the business benefits and use cases for Hadoop and its ecosystem, how to plan cluster deployment and growth, and how to install, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Hadoop. They will also practice bulk data load on clusters, become familiar with various Hadoop distributions, and practice installing and managing Hadoop ecosystem tools. The course concludes with a discussion on securing the cluster using Kerberos, ensuring robust security measures for government applications.

“…The materials were very well prepared and covered thoroughly. The Lab was very helpful and well organized”
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Hadoop administrators for government

Format

Lectures and hands-on labs, with an approximate balance of 60% lectures and 40% labs.

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Hadoop for Developers (4 days)

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Apache Hadoop is the leading framework for processing big data on clusters of servers. This course will introduce developers to various components of the Hadoop ecosystem, including HDFS, MapReduce, Pig, Hive, and HBase, designed to enhance data processing capabilities for government.

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Advanced Hadoop for Developers

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Audience: developers

Duration: three days

Format: lectures (50%) and hands-on labs (50%).

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Hadoop Administration on MapR

 28 Hours

Audience:

This course is designed to clarify big data/Hadoop technology for government audiences, demonstrating that it is accessible and comprehensible.

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Hadoop and Spark for Administrators

 35 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Minnesota (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to learn how to set up, deploy, and manage Hadoop clusters within their organization for government use.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

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Duration: 3 days

Audience: Developers & Administrators for government

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This instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote) is tailored for intermediate-level administrators and engineers who aim to deploy, manage, secure, and optimize NiFi dataflows in production environments for government operations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Install, configure, and maintain Apache NiFi clusters.
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Format of the Course

  • Interactive lectures with discussions on real-world architectures.
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Course Customization Options

  • To request a customized training for this course, please contact Govtra to arrange.
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Apache NiFi for Developers

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Testimonials (6)

The live examples

Ahmet Bolat - Accenture Industrial SS

Course - Python, Spark, and Hadoop for Big Data

During the exercises, James explained me every step whereever I was getting stuck in more detail. I was completely new to NIFI. He explained the actual purpose of NIFI, even the basics such as open source. He covered every concept of Nifi starting from Beginner Level to Developer Level.

Firdous Hashim Ali - MOD A BLOCK

Course - Apache NiFi for Administrators

That I had it in the first place.

Peter Scales - CACI Ltd

Course - Apache NiFi for Developers

practical things of doing, also theory was served good by Ajay

Dominik Mazur - Capgemini Polska Sp. z o.o.

Course - Hadoop Administration on MapR

The VM I liked very much The Teacher was very knowledgeable regarding the topic as well as other topics, he was very nice and friendly I liked the facility in Dubai.

Safar Alqahtani - Elm Information Security

Course - Big Data Analytics in Health

I mostly liked the trainer giving real live Examples.

Simon Hahn

Course - Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop

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Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop

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