This article is a collection of learning Spark materials.

###Why

The future of big data with BDAS, the Berkeley Data Analytics Stack

What Makes Spark Exciting

Big Data Up to 100X Faster - Researchers Crank Up the Speed Dial

How companies are using Spark

###Homepage

Spark

###MOOC

Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark will teach you how to apply data science techniques using parallel programming in Apache Spark to explore big and small data.

Scalable Machine Learning will teach you the underlying principles required to develop maching learning pipelines and gain hands-on experience using Apache Spark.

###Book

Learning Spark

Advanced Analytics with Spark

###Tutorial

Spark Overview

Databricks Spark Knowledge Base

Amp Camp Big Data Bootcamps

Spark Class

###Cool Application

Databricks Spark Reference Applications

###Conference

Spark Summit 2013

Spark Summit 2014

###Certification

The Spark Certified Developer program