Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data
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Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data
This course is part of Hadoop & Big Data Foundations Mastery Course Specialization
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Design and manage Hive databases, tables, and partitions.
Implement joins, UDFs, and SerDe for data transformation.
Optimize queries and tune performance for big data workflows.
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There are 5 modules in this course
Learners will be able to design Hive databases and tables, implement partitions and bucketing, apply joins, configure SerDe, create custom UDFs, and optimize queries for efficient big data processing. By the end of the course, participants will not only understand Hive fundamentals but also apply advanced operations such as indexing, views, Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs), XML data handling, variable substitution, and performance tuning.
This course provides a step-by-step pathway from beginner to advanced Hive skills, ensuring a solid foundation in HiveQL while introducing real-world scenarios that mirror enterprise big data challenges. Unlike generic SQL courses, this program is specifically tailored to Hive within the Hadoop ecosystem, highlighting its schema-on-read model, distributed query execution, and integration with Hadoop’s scalability. Learners will gain hands-on practice with query optimization, compression, and Hive architecture, making them confident in handling large-scale datasets. Upon completion, they will be able to analyze, transform, and optimize big data effectively, preparing for careers in data engineering, analytics, and Hadoop ecosystem management.
This module introduces Apache Hive and its core fundamentals, including databases, tables, partitions, and bucketing. Learners will explore how Hive enables SQL-like queries on Hadoop, manage datasets, and apply key commands for efficient data handling.
What's included
13 videos5 assignments
13 videos•Total 85 minutes
- Introduction to HIVE•11 minutes
- HIVE Data Base•10 minutes
- Load Data Command•6 minutes
- How to Replace Column•4 minutes
- External Table•6 minutes
- HIVE Metastore•3 minutes
- What is Hive Partition•10 minutes
- Creating Partition Table•9 minutes
- Insert Overwrite Table•4 minutes
- Dynamic Partition True•2 minutes
- Hive Bucketing•5 minutes
- Decomposing Data Sets•6 minutes
- Hive Joins•9 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Hive Fundamentals•30 minutes
- Getting Started with Hive•10 minutes
- Tables and Data Management Basics•10 minutes
- Partitions and Bucketing•10 minutes
- Dataset Operations and Decomposition•10 minutes
This module focuses on Hive joins, serialization and deserialization (SerDe), and user-defined functions (UDFs). Learners will practice how to extend HiveQL functionality and apply advanced data transformation techniques.
What's included
12 videos5 assignments
12 videos•Total 88 minutes
- Hive Joins Continue•10 minutes
- Skew Join•3 minutes
- What is Serde•7 minutes
- Serde in Hive•9 minutes
- Hive UDF•10 minutes
- Hive UDF Continues•7 minutes
- More Hive UDF•7 minutes
- Maxcale Function•3 minutes
- Hive Example Use Case•12 minutes
- Introduction to Hive Concepts and Hands-on Demonstration•6 minutes
- Internal Table and External Table•6 minutes
- Inserting Data Into Tables•7 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Joins, SerDe, and UDFs•30 minutes
- Advanced Joins•10 minutes
- Serialization and Deserialization•10 minutes
- Hive Functions and Use Cases•10 minutes
- Core Hive Demonstration•10 minutes
This module covers Hive operations, functions, and expressions, along with advanced partitioning strategies. Learners will gain hands-on experience with sorting, joins, alter commands, and table sampling for data optimization.
What's included
12 videos5 assignments
12 videos•Total 81 minutes
- Date and Mathematical Functions•9 minutes
- Conditional Statements•7 minutes
- Explode and Lateral View•8 minutes
- Sorting•6 minutes
- Join•9 minutes
- Map Join•2 minutes
- Static and Dynamic Partitioning•7 minutes
- More on Dynamic Partitioning•7 minutes
- Alter Command•6 minutes
- MSCK Command•9 minutes
- Bucketing•8 minutes
- Table Sampling•3 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Hive Operations and Partitioning•30 minutes
- Functions and Expressions•10 minutes
- Sorting and Joins•10 minutes
- Partitioning and Alter Commands•10 minutes
- Commands, Bucketing, and Sampling•10 minutes
This module explores Hive views, indexing techniques, and configuration of Hive variables. Learners will learn to create reusable query structures, apply compact and bitmap indexes, and configure variable substitution for query optimization.
What's included
12 videos5 assignments
12 videos•Total 70 minutes
- Archiving•3 minutes
- Ranks•9 minutes
- Creating Views•9 minutes
- Advantages of views and Altering Views•7 minutes
- What is Indexing•6 minutes
- Compact and Bitmap Index Running Time•5 minutes
- Hive Commands in Bash Shell•5 minutes
- Hive Variables - Hiveconf•4 minutes
- Hive Variables -Hiveconf in Bash Shell•5 minutes
- Configuring a Hive Var Variable•9 minutes
- Variable Substitution•2 minutes
- Word Count•6 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Views, Indexing, and Variables•30 minutes
- Archiving and Ranking•10 minutes
- Views in Hive•10 minutes
- Indexing and Commands in Hive•10 minutes
- Hive Variables and Substitution•10 minutes
This module introduces Hive’s internal architecture, execution modes, and advanced features. Learners will explore SCDs, XML data handling, immutable tables, compression techniques, and performance configurations.
What's included
23 videos5 assignments
23 videos•Total 141 minutes
- Hive Architecture•3 minutes
- Parallelism in Hive•6 minutes
- Table Properties in Hive•6 minutes
- Null Format Properties•6 minutes
- Null Format Properties Continues•4 minutes
- Purge Commands in Hives•5 minutes
- Slowing Changing Dimension•7 minutes
- Implement the SCD•9 minutes
- Example of the SCD•4 minutes
- How to Load XML Data in Hive•5 minutes
- How to Load XML Data in Hive Continue•9 minutes
- No Drop and Offline in Hive•8 minutes
- Immutable Table•9 minutes
- How to Create Hive RC File•9 minutes
- Multiple Tables•6 minutes
- Merging Hive Created Files and Function rLike•6 minutes
- Various Configuration Settings in Hive•9 minutes
- Various Configuration Settings in Hive Continues•3 minutes
- Compressing Various Files in Hive•6 minutes
- Different Modes in Hive•4 minutes
- File Compression in Hive•6 minutes
- Type of Mode in Hive•4 minutes
- Comparison of Internal and External Table•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Hive Architecture and Advanced Features•30 minutes
- Architecture and Table Properties•10 minutes
- Storage and Data Dimensions•10 minutes
- XML and Table Management•10 minutes
- Configuration, Compression, and Modes•10 minutes
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