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Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using Python

You're reading from   Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using Python The ultimate guide to getting certified in Apache Spark using practical examples with Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804619780
Length 274 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Saba Shah Saba Shah
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Exam Overview
2. Chapter 1: Overview of the Certification Guide and Exam FREE CHAPTER 3. Part 2: Introducing Spark
4. Chapter 2: Understanding Apache Spark and Its Applications 5. Chapter 3: Spark Architecture and Transformations 6. Part 3: Spark Operations
7. Chapter 4: Spark DataFrames and their Operations 8. Chapter 5: Advanced Operations and Optimizations in Spark 9. Chapter 6: SQL Queries in Spark 10. Part 4: Spark Applications
11. Chapter 7: Structured Streaming in Spark 12. Chapter 8: Machine Learning with Spark ML 13. Part 5: Mock Papers
14. Chapter 9: Mock Test 1
15. Chapter 10: Mock Test 2
16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

ML with Spark

Spark provides a powerful and scalable platform for performing large-scale ML tasks. Spark’s ML library, also known as MLlib, offers a wide range of algorithms and tools for building and deploying ML models.

The advantages of using Spark for ML include its distributed computing capabilities, efficient data processing, scalability, and integration with other Spark components, such as Spark SQL and Spark Streaming. Spark’s MLlib supports both batch and streaming data processing, enabling the development of real-time ML applications.

ML is a transformative field that enables computers to learn from data and make predictions or decisions. By understanding the key concepts and leveraging tools such as Spark’s MLlib, we can harness the power of ML to gain insights, automate processes, and drive innovation across various domains.

Now, let’s take a look at the benefits of using Spark for ML tasks.

Advantages of Apache Spark for large-scale...

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