What you'll learn

Efficient performance optimization is critical for scaling Apache Spark workflows effectively.

In this course, Performance Optimization in Apache Spark, you’ll gain the ability to optimize Spark applications for handling large-scale data processing challenges.

First, you’ll explore partitioning strategies to distribute workloads efficiently and reduce data shuffling while learning techniques like wide and narrow transformations.

Next, you’ll discover how caching and persistence can improve iterative processing, along with effective join strategies such as broadcast joins and bucketing to enhance performance in large datasets.

Finally, you’ll learn to leverage adaptive query execution (AQE) features, including dynamic partition coalescing, dynamic join selection, and handling data skew to optimize complex queries seamlessly.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Apache Spark needed to create efficient, scalable workflows for real-world big data challenges.