GraphX in Practice: Definitive Reference for Developers and Engineers
Richard Johnson
May 2025 · HiTeX Press
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"GraphX in Practice"
"GraphX in Practice" is a comprehensive guide to mastering scalable graph analytics using Apache Spark’s GraphX framework. The book begins with a rigorous exploration of the motivations, paradigms, and technical architecture behind large-scale graph processing, delving into GraphX’s tight integration with Spark’s distributed engine. Readers will gain a solid foundation in graph data modeling, construction, partitioning, and storage—empowering them to transform raw data from disparate sources into efficient, queryable graph structures suitable for real-world analytics.
The heart of the book is a detailed treatment of GraphX’s APIs, transformations, and the implementation of advanced algorithms. Through clear technical exposition, practitioners are shown how to leverage core GraphX abstractions to solve classical graph problems such as PageRank, community detection, shortest paths, motif finding, and centrality metrics in a distributed environment. The text further explores best practices in optimization, fault tolerance, cluster management, and workflow orchestration, ensuring that readers can build robust, production-grade graph pipelines at scale.
Rich with practical insights, "GraphX in Practice" also addresses advanced topics including dynamic and temporal graph analytics, streaming computations, graph neural networks, and security considerations within distributed systems. Each concept is reinforced with real-world use cases spanning telecommunications, finance, cybersecurity, biomedical data, and social network analysis. With a concluding discussion on the evolving landscape of distributed graph analytics and the GraphX community’s direction, this book is an essential resource for data engineers, scientists, and architects seeking to harness the power of graph computation on Spark.
"GraphX in Practice" is a comprehensive guide to mastering scalable graph analytics using Apache Spark’s GraphX framework. The book begins with a rigorous exploration of the motivations, paradigms, and technical architecture behind large-scale graph processing, delving into GraphX’s tight integration with Spark’s distributed engine. Readers will gain a solid foundation in graph data modeling, construction, partitioning, and storage—empowering them to transform raw data from disparate sources into efficient, queryable graph structures suitable for real-world analytics.
The heart of the book is a detailed treatment of GraphX’s APIs, transformations, and the implementation of advanced algorithms. Through clear technical exposition, practitioners are shown how to leverage core GraphX abstractions to solve classical graph problems such as PageRank, community detection, shortest paths, motif finding, and centrality metrics in a distributed environment. The text further explores best practices in optimization, fault tolerance, cluster management, and workflow orchestration, ensuring that readers can build robust, production-grade graph pipelines at scale.
Rich with practical insights, "GraphX in Practice" also addresses advanced topics including dynamic and temporal graph analytics, streaming computations, graph neural networks, and security considerations within distributed systems. Each concept is reinforced with real-world use cases spanning telecommunications, finance, cybersecurity, biomedical data, and social network analysis. With a concluding discussion on the evolving landscape of distributed graph analytics and the GraphX community’s direction, this book is an essential resource for data engineers, scientists, and architects seeking to harness the power of graph computation on Spark.
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