Trends Report

Brief: Apache Spark On IBM Z Systems Can Reveal Immediate Insights From Transactions

February 11th, 2016
Richard Fichera, null
Richard Fichera
With contributors:
Holger Kisker, Ph.D. , Kevin Driscoll , Matthew Izzi

Summary

Apache Spark aficionados are in for a real shock. Wait for it . . . Apache Spark now runs on IBM's z Systems mainframe computer. That means Spark runs on the same place as many of the world's largest and busiest transactional applications. Analyze that transactional data using Spark, and AD&D pros have immediate insights that can lead to immediate actions to influence higher-value transactions. If you want to use Apache Spark and you have a mainframe, read on to see how this odd couple — or actually, this power couple — can facilitate faster analytics on transactional data.

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