Apache Spark has emerged as the next-generation platform for writing Big Data applications. The combination of Spark and the Typesafe Reactive Platform, including Scala, Akka, Play, and Slick, gives Enterprise developers a comprehensive suite of tools for building Certified on Spark applications with minimal effort.

Dean Wampler, Ph.D. is a Consultant for Typesafe, where he specializes in helping clients succeed with Scala and Functional Programming projects. He works with "Big Data" tools like Hadoop, Spark, and Machine Learning libraries, and Reactive tools like Akka and Play. Dean is an author and a frequent conference speaker and organizer. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Washington.