Jonathan Rioux - What, How and When to use PySpark (#18)

Have you heard about the power of PySpark? Jonathan Rioux joining Michael and Lior for an amazing episode talking about the power of Spark, and Python as well as why he decided to write an entire book about PySpark. In today’s episode, we have Jonathan Rioux, he leads the data science operations for EPAM Canada and writes a book about large-scale data analysis. Michael and I talked with Jonathan about setting your spark cluster using python, what should you know about it, why he started writing his book.Michael went into the technical details as he loves, and I stayed focus on the product, enjoy this episode!You have an extra discount on all books using podwtd20 on https://www.manning.com/Wish to talk with Jonathan? Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrx/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lejonesbergLink to Jonathan's book: https://www.manning.com/books/data-analysis-with-python-and-pyspark-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences.

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