Fundamentos del Data Management con Databricks
Databricks como solución integral
¿Qué es Databricks y para qué sirve?
Infraestructura de almacenamiento y procesamiento en Databricks
Spark como motor de procesamiento Big Data
Quiz: Fundamentos del Data Management con Databricks
Administración y Gestion de la Plataforma de Databricks
Preparación de cluster de procesamiento
Preparación de cluster de almacenamiento
¿Qué son las transformaciones y acciones en Spark?
¿Qué son los RDD en Apache Spark?
Apache Spark: transformaciones
Apache Spark: acciones
Lectura de datos con Spark
¿Qué es la Spark UI?
¿Cómo instalar una librería en Databricks?
Spark en local vs. en la nube
Quiz: Administración y Gestion de la Plataforma de Databricks
Apache Spark SQL y UDF
¿Qué son los Dataframes en Apache Spark?
Laboratorio - PySpark SQL - Parte 1
Laboratorio - PySpark SQL - Parte 2
UDF en Apache Spark
Quiz: Apache Spark SQL y UDF
Implementacion de un Delta Lake en Databricks
Arquitectura Data Lake vs Delta Lake
Características y beneficios del Delta Lake
Medallion architecture
Comandos esenciales de DBFS
Implementación de un Delta Lake sobre Databrikcs - Parte 1
Implementación de un Delta Lake sobre Databrikcs - Parte 2
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Transformations in Apache Spark are essential for data manipulation and processing. They are modifications applied to objects within this distributed data processing framework. Imagine you have an object and you decide to apply a series of operations or transformations to it. Spark offers two types of transformations: native transformations and user-defined transformations, known as UDF (User Defined Functions).
Native transformations: These are the native functions that Apache Spark already provides. Popular examples include filter
and map
. These functions are optimized for working with data and are highly efficient.
User Defined Functions (UDF): These are custom functions created by the user to perform specific transformations that are not covered by Spark's native functions. UDFs allow flexibility, but can be less efficient than native transformations.
A crucial concept in Spark is Lazy Evaluation. This means that transformations are not executed immediately, but accumulate until an action triggers them. Only when an action is executed will Spark perform all the associated transformations, thus generating the necessary variables in memory. This approach ensures that resource usage is efficient, avoiding unnecessary execution of transformations.
Actions in Apache Spark are operations that trigger the execution of all accumulated transformations. When an action is invoked, such as count
or collect
, Spark executes the predefined transformations, creating the necessary variables in RAM. It is essential to be careful when using actions, since they can consume significant resources and affect the performance of your cluster.
Spark is designed to be RAM intensive. Efficient execution of transformations and actions depends heavily on optimal management of memory resources. That's why understanding how and when to use transformations and actions can make a big difference in the performance of your Spark applications.
Transformations: Suppose you have three transformations to apply: a filter
, a map
, and a flatMap
. These transformations are accumulated without being executed.
Action: Once you decide to invoke an action, for example, collect
, Spark executes all the accumulated transformations. This process results in the creation of necessary variables in RAM, optimizing distributed processing.
Optimizations in UDF: Although flexible, they should be used sparingly due to their lower efficiency levels compared to native transformations.
Action control: Since actions trigger the cumulative execution of transformations, it is critical to be selective and mindful when using them so as not to exhaust resources unnecessarily.
Expand knowledge on Wide and Narrow Transformations: These concepts are key to understanding how transformations affect data movement and resource usage in Spark.
Exploring the official Apache Spark documentation and practicing with hands-on exercises enriches learning. Take advantage of additional resources to further advance and master the advanced features of this powerful framework.
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