Spark talks: Overview of Apache Spark

Prashant Shetty, Lead Data Engineer @ Phunware (www.phunware.com), will give an overview of Apache Spark (https://spark.apache.org/­). The talk will include a hands-on tutorial of Pyspark using Jupyter notebook. Additionally, for those new to Big Data, the basic building blocks of Hadoop (MapReduce & HDFS) will also be covered in this talk.

Agenda:

6:30 Pizza + Networking
7:00 Presentation + QA

Location:

Visa (12301 Research Blvd, Bldg 3, Austin, TX 78759) will sponsor the classes and provide pizza and drinks.

Parking is available in front of the Visa building. If you cannot find a spot, you can park in the garage behind the building.

RSVP:

If you are planning to attend, please answer the question when RSVP and provide your first name, last name, and email address so that I create the badge for you and create a username/password to access the Visa wifi.

• Seating is limited to the first 100 to RSVP.

• Please bring a picture ID and arrive early to assist with the sign-in process. Please arrive no later than 6:30PM.

• Please send your full name when RSVP. Without a full name, we cannot prepare a badge for you. This will cause a significant delay.

• RSVP will end on 7/31 @ 1:00PM.

• Please let me know if you have any questions.