Sign up for our awesome New York Tech Events weekly email newsletter.     EVENT DETAILS At this event we will provide an introduction to using Apache Spark with Python & also how to launch Spark clusters using AWS. Apache Spark is a fast & general engine for large-scale distributed data processing. Spark was developed in the Scala programming language & it compiles into bytecode & runs on the JVM . To support Spark with Python, the Apache Spark community released PySpark. PySpark It is a python API for Spark which easily integrates & works with RDD. It allows the developers to write programs in python that have the capability to process petabyte scale data. About Galvanize: Galvanize is the premiere dynamic learning community for technology. With campuses located in booming technology sectors throughout the country, Galvanize provides a community for each the following: Education- part-time & full-time training in web development, data science, & data engineering Workspace- whether you're a freelancer, startup, or established business, we provide beautiful spaces with a community dedicated to support your company's growth Networking- events in the tech industry happen constantly in our campuses, ranging from popular Meetups to multi-day international conferences To learn more about Galvanize, visitgalvanize.com.