In this section, I'm going to get you set up using Apache Spark, and show you some examples of actually using Apache Spark to solve some of the same problems that we solved using a single computer in the past in this book. The first thing we need to do is get Spark set up on your computer. So, we're going to walk you through how to do that in the next couple of sections. It's pretty straightforward stuff, but there are a few gotchas. So, don't just skip these sections; there are a few things you need to pay special attention to get Spark running successfully, especially on a Windows system. Let's get Apache Spark set up on your system, so you can actually dive in and start playing around with it.
We're going to be running this just on your own desktop for now. But, the same programs that we're going to write in this chapter could...
