Deep dive: How Lightning Engine delivers 4.9x faster Apache Spark performance

Lightning Engine delivers 4.9x faster Apache Spark performance by bypassing JVM execution overhead and garbage collection pauses through native C++ execution. This results in improved price-performance and industrial-grade stability. To take advantage, use Lightning Engine with Managed Service for Apache Spark, available in serverless and managed clusters deployment modes. Zero changes to existing data pipelines are required. Upgrade to Lightning Engine for improved performance and efficiency.