Elevating eLearning with Big Data Security on AWS

Transforming IT Training with Advanced Big Data Security and Privacy Courses
Category: Digital Transformation in Publishing and eLearning

A major eLearning platform headquartered in India, renowned for delivering high-quality, hands-on IT technical training to students worldwide, sought to fill a critical gap in its course offerings. The platform aimed to introduce a comprehensive course on big data security and privacy, featuring hands-on AWS exercises and capstones. Partnering with Shrewd Data, the client successfully enhanced its curriculum, ensuring students gain expertise in this pivotal area.

The client faced significant challenges:

• The need to develop a course that provided practical training in big data security and privacy using AWS.
• A requirement for a consultant with deep knowledge of data architecture, privacy, security, and AWS cloud technology.
• Ensuring the new course met the high standards of their existing offerings.

To create a comprehensive eLearning course that:

• Addressed the critical topic of big data security and privacy.
• Included practical, hands-on AWS exercises and capstones.
• Maintained the platform’s reputation for high-quality, hands-on IT training.

Shrewd Data consultants undertook a comprehensive approach to address the publisher's needs:

• Developing a New Learning Environment: Leveraging AWS technologies including IAM, Glue, S3, EMR, Spark, Jupyter Python Notebooks, Athena, and SageMaker.
• Creating Student Labs:
     - Hands-on exercises.
     - Banking case capstone.
     - Oil company capstone.
     - Medical manufacturer capstone.
• Delivering Comprehensive Courseware:
     - Ten modules including slides, video with voice-over, notes, instructor script, learning objectives, and hands-on exercises.
• Covering Essential Topics:
     - Big data, security, privacy frameworks, regulations, data governance, big data architecture, data classification, data catalogs, threat assessment, and threat detection.
  

• Enhanced Curriculum: The client now offers a cutting-edge course on big data security and privacy.
• Increased Competitiveness: The new course fills a critical gap, keeping the platform competitive in the eLearning market.
• Practical Learning: Students gain hands-on experience with AWS tools, preparing them for real-world challenges.

The collaboration with Shrewd Data resulted in a state-of-the-art eLearning course that elevated the client's offerings. Students worldwide are now equipped with the knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in big data security on AWS. This has significantly enhanced the client’s reputation and ensured they remain a leader in IT technical training.