PIG
About PIG
Apache
Pig is a high-level data flow platform for executing MapReduce programs
of Hadoop. The language used for Pig is Pig Latin.
The Pig
scripts get internally converted to Map Reduce jobs and get executed on
data stored in HDFS. Apart from that, Pig can also execute its job in
Apache Tez or Apache Spark.
Why is PIG important?
The benefits of Apache Pig are
• Easy to learn
• Procedural language
• Dataflow
• Easy to control execution
• UDFs
• Lazy evaluation
• Base Pipeline
Who should take the PIG Exam?
• Software development professionals
• Innovators
• Anyone who wants to assess their PIG skills
• IT managers and senior executives
• Big Data consultants
• Professionals working in outsourced companies responsible for big data using Apache server
• Any professional with skills and knowledge in back office
• Anyone interested in the management of contracts
• Anyone who wants to learn the skills required to address contract management
• Individuals who encounter contracts within their day-to-day job
• Students
• Newcomers to the industry
PIG Certification Course Outline
1. Big Data
2. Apache Hadoop
3. HDFS
4. Pig