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# Blog posts tagged *"spark\_big\_data"*

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[Rob Gibbon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/robgibbon)

28 May 2026

### [Migrating from Apache Spark 3 to Spark 4](https://canonical.com/blog/migrating-from-apache-spark-3-to-spark-4)

Data Platform

Ubuntu tech blog

The purpose of this guide is to highlight the key differences between Apache Spark 3 and Spark 4, and provide advice on how to plan a migration. Let’s get started. The biggest changes Let’s talk about the biggest changes between Apache Spark 3.x and Spark 4. Scala 2.12 no more First up, there’s no support ...

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[Rob Gibbon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/robgibbon)

15 October 2024

### [Apache Spark 4.0 beta release – try it now](https://canonical.com/blog/apache-spark-4-0-beta-release-try-it-now)

Data Platform

Ubuntu tech blog

Apache Spark is a popular framework for developing distributed, parallel data processing applications. Our solution for Apache Spark on Kubernetes has made significant progress in the past year since we launched, adding support for Apache Iceberg, a new GPU accelerated image using the NVIDIA Spark-RAPIDS plugin, and support for the Volcan ...

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