The Apache Spark community has improved support for Python to such a great degree over the past few years that Python is now a “first-class” language, and no longer a “clunky” add-on as it once was, ...

The June update to Apache Spark brought support for R, a significant enhancement that opens the big data platform to a large audience of new potential users. Support for R in Spark 1.4 also gives ...

A year ago, Microsoft enabled .NET developers to work with Apache Spark using C# or F#, instead of Python or Scala. More functionality and performance enhancements have since been layered on. The ...

Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) launched Snowpark Connect to address long-standing challenges associated with Spark Connector, including costly data movement, latency, and governance issues.

Spark New Zealand has selected Infosys to provide global DevOps and software engineering services to support the transformation of its technology delivery model.