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Optimizing Apache Spark™ on Databricks

In this course, you will explore the five key problems that represent the vast majority of performance issues in an Apache Spark application: skew, spill, shuffle, storage, and serialization. With examples based on 100 GB to 1+ TB datasets, you will investigate and diagnose sources of bottlenecks with the Spark UI and learn effective mitigation strategies. You will also discover new features introduced in Spark 3 that can automatically address common performance problems. Lastly, you learn how to design and configure clusters for optimal performance based on specific team needs and concerns.

Skill Level
Professional
Duration
12h
Prerequisites
Hands-on experience developing Apache Spark applications (6+ months), Intermediate experience in Python or Scala

Outline

Day 1

  • Review of Spark architecture and Spark UI    
  • Skew    
  • Spill    
  • Shuffle    
  • Storage    
  • Serialization


Day 2

  • Ingestion basics    
  • Predicate push downs    
  • Disk partitioning    
  • Z-ordering    
  • Bucketing    
  • Optimization with Adaptive Query Execution (AQE)    
  • Designing and configuring clusters for high performance

Upcoming Public Classes

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Time
Language
Price
Jul 31 - Aug 01
09 AM - 05 PM (Australia/Sydney)
English
$1500.00
Aug 05 - 06
09 AM - 05 PM (America/New_York)
English
$1500.00
Aug 21 - 22
09 AM - 05 PM (Australia/Sydney)
English
$1500.00
Aug 27 - 30
02 PM - 06 PM (Europe/Paris)
English
$1500.00

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