Amazon EMR now supports Apache Spark 4.0.2 in general availability

Update your Amazon EMR applications to Apache Spark 4.0.2 to leverage enhanced streaming capabilities, fine-grained access control, and compliance features, reducing operational toil and improving application performance and security.

Adopt Apache Spark 4.0.2 in Amazon EMR to integrate advanced data processing capabilities, reduce operational toil through ANSI SQL support and VARIANT data types, and enhance platform security and compliance with Apache Iceberg v3, leading to significant time savings and performance improvements.

Evaluate the integration of Apache Spark 4.0.2 in Amazon EMR to enhance data pipeline efficiency, enforce fine-grained access control, and improve compliance with Apache Iceberg v3, ultimately driving faster deployment of real-time applications and measurable business value through improved data governance and operational efficiency.