G2

Abhishek K.

Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/17/2023

"Quick and Efficient"

5/5

What do you like best about Spark?

It provides libraries like Spark MLlib for machine learning and Spark Streaming for real-time data processing. This allows performing advanced analytics and building machine learning models at scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Spark?

Integrating Spark with other tools or systems may require additional development effort, especially when connecting to legacy data sources. Although this can be addressed with experience and best practices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Spark:

-- Learn the basics, with a solid understanding of distributed computing concepts

-- Leverage caching

-- Stay informed with ongoing developments and new libraries

-- Consider cloud services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Spark solving and how is that benefiting you?

-- Handle massive volumes of data efficiently

-- In-memory processing

-- Spark offers APIs in multiple programming languages (Python, Scala, Java)

-- Real-time data processing helps in monitoring social media trends and real-time fraud detection

-- Can connect with various data sources

-- It is cost-efficient, and we can scale resources up or down as needed, reducing infrastructure costs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.