Category: Big Data Reviews

As documented by Jorge Mario Guzmán Olaya

I have over 20 years of experience in data management. I first came across Simplilearn’s courses during the pandemic when I wanted to know more about the tech domain and take advantage of the data science boom.

At that time, I was working with Smith’s Detection as a program and channel partner manager. My job was to recruit and maintain relationships with channel partners and to design commercial strategies. While studying channel partners, I handled a lot of data and wanted to find an effective way to streamline my work. Simplilearn’s Big Data Hadoop & Spark Developer online course helped me accomplish that. 

Upskilling is Part of Career Growth

I started upskilling myself 11 years ago and have continually applied the new skills and knowledge acquired to the job. I believe upskilling is necessary to thrive and grow in one’s career. 

I have taken several other courses with Simplilearn, such as Data Science with Python, Data Science with R, ITIL 4, Tableau, and Professional Certificate Program in AI and Machine Learning. My LinkedIn profile gets views, and interviewers are impressed with my resume wherever I apply. Six months after completing Simplilearn’s Big Data Hadoop & Spark Developer in October 2021, I started working as a partner manager with Simetrik, a Colombia-based FinTech start-up.

Applying New Skills

I have been able to apply the knowledge I gained from Simplilearn’s Big Data course at my current job. As a partner manager, I help provide my company with the vision to grow outside the commercial space by recruiting partners in Latin America. This recruiting process requires a lot of data analysis, and I have to see how many companies are willing to become partners and review their numbers. Once I finish recruiting, I will be working to grow the partnership, including working on a lot of data. 

After I took Simplilearn’s Big Data course, I was able to solve a problem for my previous company. We were unsure how to evaluate the performance of channel partners on a year-on-year basis. We had sales data, but it was not a complete picture of the channel partners’ performance.

As documented by Asghar Zubair

I am an IT professional who resides in Ontario, Canada. I have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Western, as well as 17 years of experience in the IT industry, mainly in SQL servers. I wanted to change my domain to big data for a while now and after a lot of research, I chose Simplilarn’s Post Graduate Program in Data Engineering in association with Purdue University.

The Need to Upskill

When I started a new job as a big data engineer, moving from SQL servers to big data was a big challenge for me. I realized that I need to upgrade my skills in several areas, so I enrolled myself in the Professional Certification Program in Data Engineering in collaboration with Purdue University. 

Career Impact

Before taking this course, I was having a hard time with big data and was facing issues in performing my tasks. Upon course completion, my performance improved and I received a five percent increment in my salary.  I feel that I became well-versed with the big data ins and outs, and this course has tremendously helped me in upgrading my skill sets. 

As documented by Gayatri Ramesh

I have the zeal to learn different skills to upgrade myself. Once I came across the responsibilities and job requirements of a data analyst, I was driven to learn this skill and make a shift from an EMM Trading Tool Analyst position.

The Journey

I completed my master’s in Electrical Engineering from New York University. Following this, I got an offer letter for an EMM Trading Tool Analyst at SGCIB in 2017. After working here for some time, I felt the need to upgrade myself and learn the skills needed for a data analyst role. For this purpose, I chose the Data Analytics course from Simplilearn. After completing this course, my manager saw the potential in me and helped me shift to the data analyst position in the organisation.

Later I pursued Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer courses from Simplilearn and got selected to be an Associate Data Engineer at Publicis Sapient.

The Challenges 

I was driven to learn data science to upgrade my skills for the role of data analytics when I learned about this domain from my friends and colleagues. Eventually, I wanted to shift to this sector to improve my career prospects. To upskill myself, I started searching for online platforms that offered the best data analytics certification. When I compared the course features of Simplilearn with other platforms, I found Simplilearn to be the best. Therefore, I started my learning. 

Simplilearn Solution

My experience with Simplilearn was great. I faced some issues with the course completion date, and I am thankful the support team extended the course completion deadline, which offered me great flexibility. 

As I was a complete beginner in the chosen course, I was skeptical if I would be able to understand all the concepts. However, the course was well-structured, and the instructors explained every topic in the simplest way. This helped me complete the course with a thorough understanding.

As documented by Ankita C

Excerpt: Upskilling with Simplilearn’s Professional Certificate Program In Data Engineering helped me get a new job at VMWare, with a 110% salary hike. I always heard people talk about upskilling and how it can change their careers, but I always had doubts. I don’t know why I decided to take the chance to upskill, but I’m so glad I did – believe me when I say it was a life-changing experience.

I always enjoyed learning new things, but I never believed that I should actually take a course until I stumbled upon Simplilearn!

The Journey

My professional journey began in 2017 as a Project Trainee at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). After that, I joined Mindtree as an Azure consultant. I have been working in Azure hybrid cloud storage, providing required resolutions by reviewing support packages and troubleshooting the fixes if needed. I assist customers in performing online and offline migration of data to Azure. In addition t