In this post I introduce some of the core capabilities of Azure Synapse Analytics and when they are used. I present from the perspective of data engineer but it should be easy to translate what is most useful for analysts and data scientists also. Please continue reading for a quick walkthrough of the capabilities and… Continue Reading
Log Analytics provides a way to easily query Spark logs and setup alerts in Azure. This provides a huge help when monitoring Apache Spark. In this video I walk through the setup steps and quick demo of this capability for the Azure Databricks log4j output and the Spark metrics. I include written instructions and troubleshooting… Continue Reading
In this series I share about monitoring Apache Spark with Azure Databricks. Most of the content is relevant even if using open source Apache Spark or any other managed Spark service. I will be adding to this playlist and would love suggestions on what questions you still have about monitoring your Apache Spark workloads.
In this video, I share with you about Apache Spark using the Python language, often referred to as PySpark. We’ll walk through a quick demo on Azure Synapse Analytics, an integrated platform for analytics within Microsoft Azure cloud. This short demo is meant for those who are curious about PySpark or just want to get… Continue Reading
In this video, I share with you about Apache Spark using the Scala language. We’ll walk through a quick demo on Azure Synapse Analytics, an integrated platform for analytics within Microsoft Azure cloud. This short demo is meant for those who are curious about Spark with Scala or just want to get a peek at… Continue Reading
As a data engineer, you should not be trying to convince your colleagues that everything can be a scheduled batch job. It's time to learn how to building streaming data pipelines. For many data engineers, Apache Kafka is the go to platform for enabling real-time data pipelines. Let's quickly cover why and how to get started.
Hearing a lot of mention of Data Lakes but still not sure what that means or why anyone cares? This video will cover a brief introduction to what a Data Lake is and why so many organizations are adding them to their analytics ecosystem. To show what interacting with a data lake may look like for a typical data analyst, I included a demo of how you would use Spark SQL to query the data lake from Azure Databricks.
When getting started with Azure Databricks for data processing and analytics, you need to create at least one cluster to get started. Check out the video for a quick overview of how to do this from the Azure Portal. I include a quick description of the options you have and an overview of what cluster… Continue Reading
This video we will quickly cover Apache Spark. The goal is to cover why use Spark and where it fits in the data ecosystem. If you want to just get hands on with Spark, check out one of my next videos on Spark and Databricks. Watch the video to get my overview of Spark and… Continue Reading
I hear questions quite frequently about what options are best for data pipelines? Should we write code using Pandas or Spark? Should we use AWS Glue or Azure Data Factory? Or maybe SSIS? Where do Airflow and Luigi fit? I plan to dive into these technologies and provide more clarity into the options we have… Continue Reading
