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Aditi Sharma
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πŸš€ Day 31 of My Data Journey

Myths About Apache Spark πŸ”₯

Apache Spark is one of the most powerful Big Data frameworks, but many myths surround it. Let’s clear the air:

πŸ”Ή Myth 1: Spark = Only for Big Data
πŸ‘‰ Reality: Spark works great even on smaller datasets for fast computation.

πŸ”Ή Myth 2: Spark Replaces Hadoop
πŸ‘‰ Reality: Spark can run on top of Hadoop (HDFS) – they complement each other.

πŸ”Ή Myth 3: Spark = Only for Data Scientists
πŸ‘‰ Reality: Spark is used by engineers, analysts, and researchers alike.

πŸ”Ή Myth 4: Spark is Too Complex
πŸ‘‰ Reality: With APIs in Python, Scala, Java, R, Spark is more approachable than many think.

πŸ’‘ Fun Fact: Spark was originally developed at UC Berkeley in 2009 and is now one of the most active Apache projects.

Apache Spark = Speed ⚑ + Scalability 🌍 + Simplicity πŸ’‘

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