DSAN 6000: Big Data and Cloud Computing

Fall 2026, Georgetown University

Big Data: "When the size of the data itself becomes part of the engineering problem"

Can be processed on single machine?	No	Medium (Parallel Processing)	Big! Parallel + Distributed Processing
	Yes	Small (Your Laptop)	Medium (Data Streaming)
		Yes	No
		Can be stored on single machine?

NoteIrregular Lecture Days

Please keep in mind the following “special” days, when course meetings will be shifted or skipped due to holidays:

• Thursday, August 27: The first week of the course will be a joint meeting of both sections:
  • Students in the Thursday section (Section 02) should attend in-person, in Walsh 394
  • Students in the Monday section (Section 01) should attend via this Zoom link
• Tuesday, September 8: The Week 3 meeting for the Monday section (Section 01) falls on a Tuesday, as the University follows a Monday schedule on this day (due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 7)
• Monday, October 12 and Thursday, October 15: No class due to Georgetown’s Mid-Semester Holiday
• Monday, November 23 and Thursday, November 26: No class due to Georgetown’s 2026 Fall Recess

Welcome! This webpage contains slides, resources, and lecture recordings for DSAN 6000: Big Data and Cloud Computing, Fall 2026 at Georgetown University.

Section 01 of the course takes place on Wednesday from 3:30pm to 6:00pm in Walsh 394. Use the links in the sidebar, or in the table below, to explore the content for a particular week.