Run interactive workloads on Amazon EMR on EC2 with Spark Connect
Amazon EMR ยท 2026-08-04
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Technical Details
| Affected Versions | emr-spark-8.0 and later |
|---|---|
| Regions | all, except AWS GovCloud Regions and the China Regions |
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your Apache Spark development environments to utilize the new interactive sessions with Spark Connect, ensuring compatibility with Amazon EMR on EC2 clusters running emr-spark-8.0 or later.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the new interactive Spark sessions to provide your teams with a more efficient and integrated development experience, leveraging the persistent Spark context and real-time monitoring features.
For Executives
Evaluate the new interactive Apache Spark sessions with Spark Connect to enhance data engineering and science workflows, potentially reducing development time and improving productivity through better debugging and monitoring capabilities.
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