Provisioning and configuring Spark pools

A Spark pool is an important component of Azure Synapse Analytics that allows us to perform data exploration and processing using the Apache Spark engine. Spark pools in Azure Synapse Analytics allow us to process data using programming languages such as PySpark, Scala, C#, and Spark SQL. In this recipe, we will learn how to provision and configure Spark pools in Synapse Analytics.

Getting ready

Create a Synapse Analytics workspace, as explained in the Provisioning an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace recipe.

How to do it…

Let’s perform the following steps to provision a Spark pool in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace:

1. Log in to portal.azure.com and click All Resources. Search for packtadesynapse, the Synapse Analytics workspace created in the Provisioning an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace recipe. Click on the workspace. Search for Apache Spark pools under Analytics pools. Click + New:

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