How to Evaluate Cloud-based Apache® Spark™ Platforms
Since its release, Apache Spark has quickly become the fastest growing big data processing engine. But few companies have the domain expertise and resources to build their own Spark-based infrastructure - often times resulting in a mix of tools that are complex to stand up and time consuming to maintain.
There are several cloud-based platforms available that allow you to harness the power of Spark while reaping the advantages of the cloud. This webinar features ESG Global senior analyst Nik Rouda who will share research and best practices to help decision makers evaluate the most popular cloud-based Apache Spark solutions and to understand the differences between them.
There are several cloud-based platforms available that allow you to harness the power of Spark while reaping the advantages of the cloud. This webinar features ESG Global senior analyst Nik Rouda who will share research and best practices to help decision makers evaluate the most popular cloud-based Apache Spark solutions and to understand the differences between them.
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Nov 16 2016
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Differences between open source Spark and Databricks Runtime.
Details on the benchmark including hardware configuration, dataset, etc.
Summary of the benchmark results which reveal performance gains by up to 5x over open source Spark and other big data engines.
A live demo comparing processing speeds of Databricks Runtime vs. open source Spark.
Special Announcement: We will also announce an experimental feature as part of the webinar that aims at drastically speeding up your workloads even more. Be the first to see this feature in action. Register today!
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Databricks’ mission is to accelerate innovation for its customers by unifying Data Science, Engineering and Business. Founded by the team who created Apache Spark™, Databricks provides a Unified Analytics Platform for data science teams to collaborate with data engineering and lines of business to build data products. Users achieve faster time-to-value with Databricks by creating analytic workflows that go from ETL and interactive exploration to production. The company also makes it easier for its users to focus on their data by providing a fully managed, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure that reduces operational complexity and total cost of ownership.
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