There is a vast number of tools in different categories available that aid big data analytics – but only some are production relevant in an HPC environment.

• To enable practitioners to understand and apply the principles of big data tools.

• Distinguish the benefit and drawback of various big data tools in the HPC environment.
• Apply a data science workflow on existing data using various big data tools.
• Construct simple data science workflows.

• BDA2.1 Ophidia

• Submit a proposal for an examination question