dsx-spark

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Assets for IBM's Apache Spark Proof of Technology}

Introduction to Apache Spark

Lab environment setup

You will be using IBM DSX notebooks and Apache Spark Service on IBM Bluemix Cloud to work on the labs.

PLEASE READ: https://github.com/tliakos/dsx-spark/blob/master/DSX%20workbook_draft1.docx

1. Setup your Spark Service in IBM Bluemix:
   To setup your IBM Bluemix enviroment navigate to https://new-console.ng.bluemix.net, register and create a Spark service.

2. Log in to IBM Data Science Experience (DSX) to create and run notebooks:
   To setup your IBM DSX (Data Science Experience) enviroment navigate to http://datascience.ibm.com and login using your bluemix userid.

A video tutorial on setting up the enviroment can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3tVVDz1uE

Lab topics

To use these notebooks simply cut and paste the URLs below when you are creating a new notebook.

1. Introduction to Spark - Python:
   https://github.com/tliakos/dsx-spark/blob/master/Lab%201-%20Introduction%20to%20Spark-Student.ipynb

2. Introduction to Spark SQL:
   https://github.com/tliakos/dsx-spark/blob/master/Lab%202:%20Spark%20SQL%20-%20Student.ipynb

3. Spark Machine Learning - Python:
   https://github.com/tliakos/dsx-spark/blob/master/Lab%203%20-%20Machine%20Learning%20Student.ipynb

Data set url

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tliakos/dsx-spark/master/data.csv

Additional links

Spark Streming webinar link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mFm2F7UQgU
Spark Streming demo code : https://github.com/smatlapudi/spark-streaming-webinar1