Data available for business analysis grows exponentially. Industries have spent billions of dollars in the analysis of very large amount of data, which is very challenging for traditional database technology to process and analyze. There are thousands of big data analysis jobs available in the market but not enough candidates to apply for. Current university technical infrastructure is not sufficient for professors to effectively teach big data concepts and practice. On the other hand, existing vendors in big data technology usually will charge a fee for year-long practice of big data analysis through their cloud platform. There is such a conundrum facing teaching this subject in a university setting. In this paper, we will first take a look at the status quo of the teaching and curriculum in the universities offering this class, followed by a summary of vendor-provided service for big data analysis. Finally we will make a proposal of teaching and curriculum development in the area of big data technology.