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Apache Spark® operations, simplified

Secure and automate the deployment, maintenance and upgrades of Spark on Kubernetes. Run your big data clusters across private and public clouds.

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Apache Spark

Made to give you peace of mind

10 years security maintenance


Open source


Simple per node subscription


A complete solution for Spark® with enterprise-grade support

Simply the best way to run Apache Spark®, whether on the cloud or in your data center.


  • Supported and maintained for up to 10 years
  • Runs on Kubernetes
  • GPU acceleration
  • Integrated monitoring
  • Includes a fully supported distribution of Apache Spark
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What can you achieve with Spark®?


Streaming data integration

Integrate, join and process data in motion with Spark Streaming for streaming applications ranging from industrial IoT to clickstream.


Batch data processing

Develop advanced batch data processing applications that crunch big data and run at massive scale.


SQL analytics

Use Spark SQL and Apache Kyuubi to write advanced SQL queries to perform analysis on your data – whatever form it takes.


Machine learning

Use Spark's MLlib toolkit to build machine learning models trained on vast datasets, or use Spark for feature engineering in Python – all using your Kubernetes cluster.


Charmed Spark services

Charmed Spark is available self-managed or as a fully managed solution remotely delivered in your on-premise environment or cloud tenancy.

Managed
from $3099 per node, per year

Get there faster. Let us deploy and operate your Spark cluster, in your cloud tenancy or in your data center.

What's included


  • Backed by an SLA
  • MSP and SOC2 certified service
  • Low cost of ownership

Self-managed
from $500 per node, per year

24/7, weekday or advanced fire-fighting support for Spark from Canonical for up to 10 years per release track.

What's included


  • Expert troubleshooting on hand
  • Security and bug fixes
  • Full stack coverage

Consulting services

Expert support for your Spark® project directly from Canonical.


  • Platform architecture and design
  • Solution deployment
  • Ad-hoc consulting

Customer story

Explore how Canonical deployed infrastructure solutions and managed IT services for critical space mission operations for the European Space Agency.



Apache Spark® resources

Open source data lakehouse architecture with Spark and Kyuubi – an engineering deep dive

Discover how Apache Spark’s scalable processing engine and Apache Kyuubi’s user-friendly SQL gateway enable efficient, secure, and high-performance analytics on unified data sets.


Apache Spark security: start with a solid foundation

Read about our approach to securing big data analytics with Apache Spark


Make better decisions with open source big data and AI

Learn about the latest trends in big data and AI and how to build a future-proof analytics stack with open source.


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