The latest Bigtable Spark connector version offers enhanced support for Bigtable and Apache Iceberg, enabling direct interaction with operational data for various use cases.
Users can leverage the Bigtable Spark connector to build data pipelines, support ML model training, ETL/ELT, and real-time dashboards accessing Bigtable data directly from Apache Spark.
Integration with Apache Iceberg facilitates working with open table formats, optimizing queries and supporting dynamic column filtering.
Through Data Boost, high-throughput read jobs can be executed on operational data without affecting Bigtable's performance.
Use cases include accelerated data science by enabling data scientists to work on operational data within Apache Spark environments, and low-latency serving for real-time updates and serving predictions.
The Bigtable Spark connector simplifies reading and writing data from Bigtable using Apache Spark, with the option to create new tables and perform batch mutations for higher throughput.
Apache Iceberg's table format simplifies analytical data storage and sharing across engines like Apache Spark and BigQuery, complementing Bigtable's capabilities.
Combining advanced analytics with both Bigtable and Iceberg enables powerful insights and machine learning models while ensuring high availability and real-time data access.
User applications like fraud detection and predictive maintenance can benefit from utilizing Bigtable Spark connector in combination with Iceberg tables for efficient data processing.
The integration of Bigtable, Apache Spark, and Iceberg allows for accelerated data processing, efficient data pipelines handling large workloads, and low-latency analytics for user-facing applications.