Apache Spark Quick Start Guide

Use cases

There are many scenarios where Spark Streaming provides value to an organization, either by enhancing customer experience or proactively monitoring data for recommendations. Different domains where Spark Streaming applications are popular are listed here:

• Fraud detection: Financial organizations use Spark Streaming to detect fraudulent transactions in real time. This helps organizations to proactively take a decision on a transaction and to avoid damage in a timely manner.
• Recommendations: Domains including e-commerce, media, and others, use Spark Streaming to recommend the next set of products to purchase or the next set of stories to read based on current activities on their platform.
• Risk avoidance: Service providers use Spark ...