About This Course

The Cloudera Operational Database Fundamentals course provides an overview of what an operational database (OpDb) is, the motivation and use cases behind using an OpDb in the enterprise, and how an OpDb fits within the data lifecycle. The course describes the operational database capabilities available in the various form factors, including Cloudera on premises and Cloudera on Cloud, and how to work with an OpDb from the shell, a SQL client, and programmatically in code.

Course Length

This module includes 1.5 hours of video content. There are no hands-on exercises.

Audience and Prerequisites

This course is designed for managers, administrators, and developers.

We highly recommend that participants be familiar with CDH, HDP, CDP Private Cloud, or CDP Public Cloud to be able to set up an operational database. The Cloudera on Cloud Administration and Cloudera on Premises trainings are good starting points to prepare for this training. 

Additionally, knowledge of Python is required for using Thrift and knowledge of Java for working with the HBase API. Basic Linux knowledge is required which includes the ability to SSH into a node and starting up a CLI.

Knowledge of Apache HBase and Apache Phoenix is not required.