Apache Spark 2.3 with Native Kubernetes Support
This is a community blog from Anirudh Ramanathan and Palak Bhatia , software engineer and product manager respectively at Google, working in the...
Introducing Apache Spark 2.3
Today we are happy to announce the availability of Apache Spark 2.3.0 on Databricks as part of its Databricks Runtime 4.0. We want...
Meltdown and Spectre: Exploits and Mitigation Strategies
In an earlier blog post , we analyzed the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre on big data workloads in the cloud. In...
Meltdown and Spectre's Performance Impact on Big Data Workloads in the Cloud
Last week, the details of two industry-wide security vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre , were released. These exploits enable cross-VM and cross-process...
Databricks Cache Boosts Apache Spark Performance
We are excited to announce the general availability of Databricks Cache, a Databricks Runtime feature as part of the Unified Analytics Platform that...