Introduction to Apache Spark™

This course offers essential knowledge of Apache Spark™, with a focus on its distributed architecture and practical applications for large-scale data processing. Participants will explore programming frameworks, learn the Spark DataFrame API, and develop skills for reading, writing, and transforming data using Python-based Spark workflows.

Skill Level

Associate

Duration

Prerequisites

- Basic programming knowledge

- Familiarity with Python

- Basic understanding of SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

- Familiarity with data processing concepts

- No prior Spark or Databricks experience required

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Data Engineer

Databricks Streaming and Delta Live Tables

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Spark Structured Streaming and Delta Lake, including computation models, configuration for streaming read, and maintaining data quality in a streaming environment.

Note: This course is the first in the 'Advanced Data Engineering with Databricks' series.

Free

Professional

Data Engineer

Databricks Data Privacy

This content provides a comprehensive guide to managing data privacy within Databricks. It covers key topics like Delta Lake architecture, regional data isolation, GDPR/CCPA compliance, and Change Data Feed (CDF) usage. Through practical demos and hands-on labs, participants learn to use Unity Catalog features to secure sensitive data and ensure compliance, empowering them to safeguard data integrity effectively.

Note: This course is the second in the 'Advanced Data Engineering with Databricks' series.

Free

Professional

Data Architect

Data Modeling Strategies

This course offers a deep dive into designing data models within the Databricks Lakehouse environment, and understanding the data products lifecycle. Participants will learn to align business requirements with data organization and model design leveraging Delta Lake and Unity Catalog for defining data architectures, and techniques for data integration and sharing.

Free

Associate