Photon Flashcards
1
Q
What is Photon?
A
1/Spark, but written in C++ so faster
2/Used through Spark APIs, no vendor lock in
3/Can use Spark and Photon on same cluster on Databricks.
2
Q
What problem does Photon solve?
A
SPEED. Faster jobs then on Spark. Spark created in 2008, Photon is updated Spark!
3
Q
Why do customers want it?
A
Faster jobs mean less money spent on cloud compute and fewer missed SLAs
4
Q
When should you position Photon?
A
If customer cares about : ETL,Warehousing, performance
5
Q
How does Photon work?
A
1/Uses C++ language to better parallelize machine instructions
2/Customers interact with Photon using existing Spark Code
6
Q
How much does it cost?
A
1/DBU multiple of 2.0x for all-purpose, 2.5-2.9x (cloud dependent) for jobs
2/Free on DBSQL
