Evolution of Apache Spark Structured Streaming - From Then to Now

Data Engineering and Ops Intermediate

Evolution of Apache Spark Structured Streaming, from its early micro-batching model to its modern, unified API for batch and streaming workloads. Key advancements include event-time processing, fault tolerance, and performance optimizations, enabling scalable, real-time data analytics with improved latency and throughput.

This presentation focuses on the evolution of Apache Spark™ Structured Streaming and its key features:

  • Unified API for batch and streaming workloads.
  • Incremental processing (Performant and Cost Efficient)
  • Stateful Processing (Fraud Detection, Anomaly, sessionization)
  • Optimizations for lower latency and higher throughput.

Structured Streaming provides a scalable, flexible solution for real-time data processing, combining batch and streaming in one framework.