Apache Spark Courses and Certifications

Streaming API Development and Documentation

2 ratings at Udacity

Build real-time analytics applications with Spark Structured Streaming, Kafka, and streaming DataFrames.

• Udacity
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Big Data in R

R has great ways to handle working with big data including programming in parallel and interfacing with Spark.

• DataCamp
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Bryan Cafferky

Master Databricks and Apache Spark Step by Step - PySpark Using RDDs

Learn how PySpark RDDs use lazy evaluation, transformations, and actions to process distributed data in a Databricks notebook.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bryan Cafferky

Using SQL Window Functions in Databricks and Apache Spark - Lesson 16

Learn to use Spark SQL window functions in Databricks notebooks for cumulative totals, ranking, and aggregations alongside detailed rows.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CodeWithYu

Apache Spark Processing with AWS EMR - Data Engineering Project

Master AWS EMR for data processing: set up, submit Spark jobs, visualize on Hadoop UI, and leverage cloud computing for efficient big data handling.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CodeWithYu

End-to-End Data Engineering with Apache Airflow, Docker, and Spark Clusters - Using Python, Scala, and Java

Build an end-to-end data engineering project using Apache Airflow, Docker, Spark Clusters, Scala, Python, and Java. Create and submit jobs in multiple languages to a Spark cluster for processing and real-time results.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scaling Apache Spark on Kube to Apple Scale

Examines which customer workloads move smoothly to Apache Spark on Kubernetes at Apple scale, and shares deployment and migration practices.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Apache Spark on Kubernetes - A Technical Deep Dive

A technical look at how Apache Spark uses Kubernetes to schedule and run Spark drivers and executors, including integration features and roadmap.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Ultimate Hands-On Hadoop: Tame your Big Data!

31158 ratings at Udemy

Data Engineering and Hadoop tutorial with MapReduce, HDFS, Spark, Flink, Hive, HBase, MongoDB, Cassandra, Kafka + more!

• Udemy
• 14 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Azure Databricks & Spark for Data Engineers:Hands-on Project

28022 ratings at Udemy

[Fully Refreshed 2026] Real World Project on Formula1 using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Lakeflow Jobs

• Udemy
• 20 hours 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate - Preparation

19078 ratings at Udemy

UPDATED: V4 May 2026 | Complete preparation for Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification + hands-on training

• Udemy
• 5 hours 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Apache Spark 3 for Data Engineering & Analytics with Python

1848 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to use Python and PySpark 3.0.1 for Data Engineering / Analytics (Databricks) - Beginner to Ninja

• Udemy
• 8 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Bringing the Power of ONNX to Apache Spark - Integrating Deep Learning Inference

Explore an approach to simplify deep learning inference in Spark by connecting its data pipelines with ONNX models and Ascend hardware.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The ASF

Whisky Clustering with Apache Projects - Groovy, Commons Math, Ignite, Spark, Wayang, Beam and Flink

Analyze top distilleries' whiskeys using K-means clustering from Apache projects to identify the perfect single-malt Scotch. Explore data analysis with Groovy, Commons Math, Ignite, Spark, Wayang, Beam, and Flink.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EuroPython Conference

Apache Spark vs Cloud-Native SQL Engines

Compare Apache Spark with cloud-native SQL engines to understand when each is justified and why they can complement one another.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk