Welcome to Cognitive Class Labs, previously known as Data Scientist Workbench or BDU Labs.

It's a free virtual lab environment

that lets you practice your skills in Python, R, and more, while you learn data science.It's ready to use in your web browser.
So without having to install anything on your computer,you can immediately start using popular data science tools like RStudio IDE,
Jupiter Notebooks, Apache Zeppelin, Open Refine, SeaHorse, and more. In these videos, you'll be learning about these popular
tools and how to get familiar working in the environments.Cognitive Class Labs is also the virtual lab environment for
cognitiveclass.ai, a popular website with lots of free online courses in data science,artificial intelligence, and data engineering.
But throughout these videos, you'll also hear us referring to Data Scientist Workbench, which is simply the former name of Cognitive
Class Labs. So in actuality, Cognitive Class Labs and Data Scientist Workbench are one and the same. Let's first go through some
of the user interface on Cognitive Class Labs to get you familiarized with the environment before jumping into
the data science tools.Here's the menu pane situated on the left side of the screen. In the Find Data section, you'll have access to
two important resources, IBM Analytics Exchange and OpenData. Let's take a quick look at each one. IBM Analytics Exchange
connects you to IBM Blue Mix which allows you to explore and discover all sorts of online public data. And you can use that data in
any of these notebooks. By clicking on the Open Data link, you'll be connected to many sources of open data, including the United
Nations Data Sets, Open Government Data, Industry Open Data, and Open Data Search Engines.Then, at the bottom of the menu,
you have a number of other useful links. Let's start with Workbench Status. Here you can get information about the status of the
Cognitive Class Labs, whether it's operational or down for maintenance. If you're having problems with Cognitive Class Labs, click
this link to check its status. If all systems are operational, then open a ticket by clicking the Support tab at the right of the screen.By
clicking on the Submit an idea link, you can share your ideas about Cognitive Class Labs directly with IBM.For example, you can
describe other tools or features that you'd like to see next on Cognitive Class Labs. Please note that the current tools were all put
into place based on input from the community. Your ideas are definitely taken seriously. We certainly want to improve this tool for
everyone. Next, check out the blog. Here you'll be able to get the scoop on the latest data science news.Clicking on the knowledge
based link allows you to search for answers to all your questions on Cognitive Class Labs. You can also find updates here on the
status of your submitted ideas. The articles are organized by tool or you can search through all the articles within the knowledge
base.The feedback forum link gives you the opportunity to provide your input on any of the tools, whether it'll be to offer praise or
even to make a complaint. You can use the voting buttons to give us a sense of what you think. To vote on a topic, click Vote, and
give either 1, 2, or 3 votes. We listen to what you tell us. In fact, Cognitive Class Labs which originally created based on all your
suggestions. So keep those ideas coming.Use the Support link to open a ticket or to check on the status of your feedback
or submitted ideas.The online learning link takes you to cognitiveclass.ai Where you can take all the free courses they have to offer.

Check out their learning paths.And finally, the What's New link shows you everything that's new with Cognitive Class Labs.Things
brings us to the end of this video. Thanks for watching.