Fast track to Spark SQL & Structured Streaming, with Germán Schiavón

Hey Sparklers!

This time we will have the pleasure to receive Germán Schiavón, he works at LifullConnect, but also has been an Apache Spark trainer for the last 2 years. He will delight us with a talk on SparkSQL and Structured Streaming.

See you Thursday 6th of February, 19:00 @ LifullConnect offices (former Trovit)

Don't miss it!

Title: Fast track to Spark SQL & Structured Streaming

Abstract:
In this Meetup, we will walk through the basics of SparkSQL to expand your understanding of its power.
We will learn how to create Dataframes and how to perform transformations on them. You'll see some of the different data formats supported by Spark.
In conclusion, you will get to see an example using Structured Streaming in which you will help demonstrate with a live collaboration.

Bio:
Hi, I'm Germán! I'm a Big Data Engineer, Spark Contributor and a Spark Certified Developer by O'Reilly in 2016 and by Databricks in 2019, focused on data processing and data analysis. I have been working with Spark for almost 5 years now and teaching it for 2 years.
I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others, whether it be in the office with coworkers, or in the classroom with students.

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German is about to start a bunch of presential courses (all levels) in the city. If you're interested to join: www.sparkcoursesbcn.com

At the Meetup, he will offer some course discounts if you win a challenge! So don't miss it!
Prerequisites; Just a lot of energy and a Twitter account for the contest!