Stanford · CS 145 · Fall 2026

CS 145

Fall 2026 • Intro to Big Data Systems
Tue · Thu
4:30 – 5:50 pm
Act I · Weeks 1–2

Foundations

Learn SQL and understand the hardware basics of data systems.

Act II · Weeks 3–7

Building Data Systems

Look under the hood. Build storage engines, query executors, concurrency control, and distributed algorithms.

Act III · Weeks 8–10

Designing Data Systems

Evaluate NoSQL vs SQL, explore data privacy, and choose the right datastore for your application.