Workshop: Apache Spark and Scala Hands On

Hey ya'll! We are rebooting this meetup with a fantastic hands on lab! Bring your laptop, come early to get setup and have some food before getting started in this guided workshop!
Food and laptop setup: 6:15-7:00
Workshop: 7:00 - 8:45

Join our hands-on workshop with Jeremy Nilmeier, Data Scientist and Apache Spark expert, to learn how to get started with Scala and Apache Spark. After this training you will be able to write and run a sample Scala application using Apache Spark.

Attendees will learn:

• Fundamentals of Scala
• Why Scala is best for leveraging Apache Spark (we will also review other languages: Python, R)
• Fundamentals of Apache Spark
• Coding examples from all of the main libraries of Apache Spark (SparkSQL, MLlib, GraphX, Spark Streaming, and SparkR)