Tag: Rest

What the Top 10% Managers Do That the Rest Overlook

Whenever I speak to groups of managers on leadership, I often get asked what is the top characteristic that separates great leaders from the rest. It’s not exactly an easy question to answer, as there are many attributes that separate the truly great leaders from the average and sub-stand...

How to Execute a REST API Call on Apache Spark the Right Way

Introduction This article uses Python for its examples. For those of you looking for a Scala solution, the theory and approach are completely applicable; check out my Github repo for the Scala source code https://github.com/jamesshocking/Spark-REST-API-UDF-Scala. Setting the Scene Apac...

4 methods to execute any REST API including Databricks REST API

Below four methods can be used to execute/call any REST API including Databricks REST API. In this blog, we have provided examples of Databricks API but the same can be implemented for any other REST API. curl requests Python requests Using Postman application Using&n...

How To Call REST API & Store Data in Databricks

This article will go through the concepts of REST API and how to call it using Databricks. We will also learn to process JSON structures received from REST service and store data in Databricks (delta tables). Photo by Ferenc Almasi on Unsplash Databricks Databricks is a p...

The Cable Guy Invited Me to a Cookout and The Rest is History

I was loving life in Tampa Bay, living near one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, hanging out with my sorority sisters and the Bucs players they dated. But that was at night and on the weekends. Well, some weekends. A lot of the time, I was at work. As a reporter for the St. Petersbu...

Why Phrases Like "Rest in Power" Belong to the Black Community

“Rest in power" is a phrase popularized in the black community, a revolutionary eulogy. There are two primary ways it's generally used to honor someone who made significant contributions to society, like in the case of John Lewis, the late civil rights leader and House representa...