Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Databricks
Modern information systems work with massive amounts of data, with a constant flow that increases every day at an exponential rate. This flow comes from different sources, including sales information, transactional data, social media, and more. Organizations have to work with this information in processes that include transformation and aggregation to develop applications that seek to extract value from this data.
Apache Spark was developed to process this massive amount of data. Azure Databricks is built on top of Apache Spark, abstracting most of the complexities of implementing it, and with all the benefits that come with integration with other Azure services. This book aims to provide an introduction ...
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