Duration
5 Days
30 CPD hours
This course is intended for
This intermediate and beyond level course is geared for experienced technical professionals in various roles, such as developers, data analysts, data engineers, software engineers, and machine learning engineers who want to leverage Scala and Spark to tackle complex data challenges and develop scalable, high-performance applications across diverse domains. Practical programming experience is required to participate in the hands-on labs.
Overview
Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert instructor you'll:
Develop a basic understanding of Scala and Apache Spark fundamentals, enabling you to confidently create scalable and high-performance applications.
Learn how to process large datasets efficiently, helping you handle complex data challenges and make data-driven decisions.
Gain hands-on experience with real-time data streaming, allowing you to manage and analyze data as it flows into your applications.
Acquire practical knowledge of machine learning algorithms using Spark MLlib, empowering you to create intelligent applications and uncover hidden insights.
Master graph processing with GraphX, enabling you to analyze and visualize complex relationships in your data.
Discover generative AI technologies using GPT with Spark and Scala, opening up new possibilities for automating content generation and enhancing data analysis.
Embark on a journey to master the world of big data with our immersive course on Scala and Spark! Mastering Scala with Apache Spark for the Modern Data Enterprise is a five day hands on course designed to provide you with the essential skills and tools to tackle complex data projects using Scala programming language and Apache Spark, a high-performance data processing engine. Mastering these technologies will enable you to perform a wide range of tasks, from data wrangling and analytics to machine learning and artificial intelligence, across various industries and applications.Guided by our expert instructor, you?ll explore the fundamentals of Scala programming and Apache Spark while gaining valuable hands-on experience with Spark programming, RDDs, DataFrames, Spark SQL, and data sources. You?ll also explore Spark Streaming, performance optimization techniques, and the integration of popular external libraries, tools, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. Machine learning enthusiasts will delve into Spark MLlib, covering basics of machine learning algorithms, data preparation, feature extraction, and various techniques such as regression, classification, clustering, and recommendation systems.
Introduction to Scala
Brief history and motivation
Differences between Scala and Java
Basic Scala syntax and constructs
Scala's functional programming features
Introduction to Apache Spark
Overview and history
Spark components and architecture
Spark ecosystem
Comparing Spark with other big data frameworks
Basics of Spark Programming SparkContext and SparkSession
Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs)
Transformations and Actions
Working with DataFrames
Spark SQL and Data Sources
Spark SQL library and its advantages
Structured and semi-structured data sources
Reading and writing data in various formats (CSV, JSON, Parquet, Avro, etc.)
Data manipulation using SQL queries
Basic RDD Operations
Creating and manipulating RDDs
Common transformations and actions on RDDs
Working with key-value data
Basic DataFrame and Dataset Operations
Creating and manipulating DataFrames and Datasets
Column operations and functions
Filtering, sorting, and aggregating data
Introduction to Spark Streaming
Overview of Spark Streaming
Discretized Stream (DStream) operations
Windowed operations and stateful processing
Performance Optimization Basics
Best practices for efficient Spark code
Broadcast variables and accumulators
Monitoring Spark applications
Integrating External Libraries and Tools, Spark Streaming
Using popular external libraries, such as Hadoop and HBase
Integrating with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
Connecting to data storage systems: HDFS, S3, Cassandra, etc.
Introduction to Machine Learning Basics
Overview of machine learning
Supervised and unsupervised learning
Common algorithms and use cases
Introduction to Spark MLlib
Overview of Spark MLlib
MLlib's algorithms and utilities
Data preparation and feature extraction
Linear Regression and Classification
Linear regression algorithm
Logistic regression for classification
Model evaluation and performance metrics
Clustering Algorithms
Overview of clustering algorithms
K-means clustering
Model evaluation and performance metrics
Collaborative Filtering and Recommendation Systems
Overview of recommendation systems
Collaborative filtering techniques
Implementing recommendations with Spark MLlib
Introduction to Graph Processing
Overview of graph processing
Use cases and applications of graph processing
Graph representations and operations
Introduction to Spark GraphX
Overview of GraphX
Creating and transforming graphs
Graph algorithms in GraphX
Big Data Innovation! Using GPT and Generative AI Technologies with Spark and Scala
Overview of generative AI technologies
Integrating GPT with Spark and Scala
Practical applications and use cases Bonus Topics / Time Permitting
Introduction to Spark NLP
Overview of Spark NLP Preprocessing text data
Text classification and sentiment analysis
Putting It All Together
Work on a capstone project that integrates multiple aspects of the course, including data processing, machine learning, graph processing, and generative AI technologies.