Jay Palaniappan

Jay Palaniappan

Sr. Solutions Architect at Databricks

Jay has 25 years of IT expertise, with a decade focused on designing and managing Big Data solutions in the Cloud. As a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS from August 2020 to April 2022, he guided leading entertainment companies in optimizing their big data ecosystems. Since May 2022, Jay has been a Senior Solutions Architect at Databricks, where he supports Digital Native businesses in running Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and AI workloads. In addition to his professional work, Jay is a technical blogger and speaker, sharing insights and innovations in Data Engineering to help others excel in the field.

Sessions

    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.