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Understanding Data Processing in Databricks:

From Spark Streaming to Structured Streaming
Pritam Roy

Capgemini, USA

Abstract
The evolution of data processing has transformed significantly, particularly in streaming data handling
capabilities. From traditional Spark Streaming to advanced Structured Streaming in Databricks, the
technology has matured to handle complex real-time processing needs. This article explores the
progression from micro-batch processing to continuous streaming, highlighting key improvements in
latency, throughput, and reliability. The introduction of Auto Loader and Project Lightspeed represents
further advancements in cloud-native data ingestion and processing capabilities. Through real-world
implementations across financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive sectors, the article
demonstrates how modern streaming solutions enable sophisticated data processing while maintaining
performance and scalability.

Keywords: Data Streaming, Micro-batch Processing, Real-time Analytics, Cloud-native Computing,

Distributed Systems

Introduction
Data processing has evolved significantly over the years, particularly in how we handle streaming data.

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This article explores the journey from traditional Spark Streaming to the more advanced Structured
Streaming in Databricks, highlighting the key differences, advantages, and use cases for each approach.
The landscape of data processing is undergoing unprecedented growth, with the global datasphere
expected to expand from 97 zettabytes in 2022 to an astounding 181 zettabytes by 2025. This projection
represents a compelling annual growth rate of approximately 23%, driven by the surge in digital
transformation initiatives and the exponential increase in data generation across industries [1]. The
magnitude of this growth has fundamentally transformed how organizations approach data processing and
storage solutions.
Traditional Spark Streaming, introduced in 2013, revolutionized real-time data processing by introducing
micro-batching. According to comparative analysis of major streaming frameworks, Spark demonstrates
exceptional performance with throughput rates reaching 100,000 events per second per node, particularly
excelling in scenarios requiring complex analytics and machine learning integration. The framework has
proven especially valuable for large-scale enterprises handling diverse data workloads, with deployment
times averaging 2-3 months for full production implementation [2].
Structured Streaming, launched in 2016, marked a significant evolution in the streaming landscape. The
technology processes data streams as continuous tables, achieving processing latencies as low as 100
milliseconds. Real-world implementations have shown remarkable improvements in various sectors.
Financial services organizations now process market data streams exceeding 1 million events per second,
while maintaining strict data consistency requirements. Manufacturing companies leverage Structured
Streaming to analyze sensor data from thousands of IoT devices, achieving a 99.99% success rate in real-
time anomaly detection.
The impact extends across multiple industries, with telecommunications providers processing network
performance data from over 50 million connected devices simultaneously. E-commerce platforms have
implemented Structured Streaming to analyze customer behavior patterns across hundreds of thousands
of concurrent sessions, enabling real-time personalization and fraud detection with response times under
500 milliseconds. These implementations demonstrate the framework's capability to handle massive scale
while maintaining performance and reliability.

The Evolution of Streaming

When many people think of streaming, they often imagine low-latency continuous real-time events like
Twitter feeds or IoT device data. While these were indeed the original use cases, streaming technology
has evolved significantly to enable integration with non-real-time tables as well. Let's explore this
evolution through Databricks' streaming capabilities.
The streaming landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation, with the global streaming analytics
market demonstrating unprecedented growth. According to comprehensive market analysis, the streaming
analytics market was valued at $8.49 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $39.63 billion by 2027,
exhibiting a compelling compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.6%. This growth is primarily driven
by the rising adoption of IoT devices, the surge in digitization across industries, and the increasing demand
for real-time analytics solutions [3].
Modern streaming architectures have evolved to support sophisticated enterprise requirements. Recent
research in enterprise data architectures reveals that organizations implementing advanced streaming
solutions have achieved remarkable improvements in their operations. Systems now routinely process data
volumes exceeding 2.5 petabytes daily, with leading implementations maintaining sub-15-millisecond

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latencies even at this scale. The research indicates a 56% reduction in total cost of ownership and a 43%
improvement in resource utilization compared to traditional batch processing systems [4].
The transformation is particularly evident in the retail sector, where streaming platforms now seamlessly
integrate real-time customer interaction data with historical purchase records. Major retailers process an
average of 450,000 events per second across their digital channels, while simultaneously analyzing
inventory movements across tens of thousands of SKUs. These systems enable real-time personalization
engines that have demonstrated a 32% increase in customer engagement and a 28% improvement in
conversion rates.
The manufacturing sector showcases equally impressive advancements, with modern streaming
architectures supporting predictive maintenance systems that integrate real-time sensor data from
industrial equipment with historical maintenance records. These implementations process data from tens
of thousands of IoT devices while maintaining 99.99% system reliability. The integration of streaming
and batch data has enabled predictive maintenance models to achieve 94% accuracy in failure prediction,
resulting in average downtime reductions of 35% across manufacturing operations.
Financial services organizations have leveraged these evolutionary capabilities to transform their
transaction processing systems. Modern platforms now handle over 4.5 billion daily transactions while
simultaneously analyzing historical patterns for fraud detection. These hybrid architectures maintain
response times under 25 milliseconds for real-time fraud detection, while supporting complex analytics
queries that span both streaming and historical data.

Spark Streaming: The Traditional Approach

Spark Streaming is the traditional streaming engine that uses the Resilient Distributed Dataset (RDD) API.
Its core approach is micro-batch processing, where data is processed in small batches. Studies focusing on
IoT applications have demonstrated that Spark Streaming achieves optimal performance with batch
intervals between 1-2 seconds, processing up to 100,000 events per second while maintaining memory
utilization below 65%. Performance evaluations across different streaming workloads show that Spark
Streaming maintains stable throughput even under varying data velocities, with CPU utilization averaging
75% during peak processing periods [5].

Figure 1: Micro-batch processing

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Architecture Components
The high-level architecture of Spark Streaming encompasses several interconnected components that work
together to enable reliable stream processing. Modern streaming architectures typically integrate multiple
data sources, with Apache Kafka serving as the primary message broker handling millions of events per
second. The architecture incorporates essential elements such as stream ingestion layers, processing
engines, and storage systems, forming a robust pipeline that can scale horizontally to accommodate
growing data volumes [6].

Figure 2: Spark Streaming workflow

The Spark Streaming engine functions as the central processing hub, utilizing distributed computing
resources efficiently across clusters. In production environments, typical deployments achieve throughput
rates of 50,000 to 75,000 events per second per node, with processing latencies averaging 800 milliseconds
during normal operations. The processing layer implements transformation logic through a series of RDD
operations, with each transformation adding approximately 50-100 milliseconds to the overall processing
time [5, 6].
State management in Spark Streaming represents a critical component for ensuring data consistency and
fault tolerance. Production systems commonly implement checkpointing at 15-second intervals, requiring
approximately 1GB of storage per checkpoint for every million active keys. Recovery procedures from
checkpoint data typically complete within 3-4 minutes, with success rates exceeding 99.5% in properly
configured systems [5, 6].

Spark Streaming - The Traditional Approach

The micro-batch processing model in Spark Streaming operates by dividing incoming data streams into
small, manageable chunks. Each micro-batch processes data as a complete unit, with typical batch sizes
ranging from 500 to 2,000 records. This approach uses a write-ahead log mechanism to track counts and
offsets before writing, ensuring disaster recovery capabilities. However, this sequential batch writing
process introduces latencies of several hundred milliseconds between batches [5].

Limitations of Spark Streaming

Despite its robust capabilities, Spark Streaming faces several challenges in modern data engineering
contexts. The RDD-based programming model increases development complexity, with enterprise
projects requiring an average of 40% more lines of code compared to newer streaming frameworks.
Analysis of production deployments shows that developers spend approximately 30% of their time
managing RDD transformations and debugging data lineage issues.
Manual state management introduces significant operational overhead in large-scale deployments.
Performance analysis reveals that checkpointing operations consume between 8-12% of cluster resources
during peak processing periods. Window operations, essential for time-based analytics, introduce

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additional complexity with state size growing linearly with window duration, typically requiring 2-3GB
of memory per node for maintaining a 1-hour window of high-velocity data streams.
Late arrival handling remains a persistent challenge in real-world implementations. Enterprise systems
report that approximately 3-5% of events arrive outside their intended processing windows, particularly
in IoT and sensor data applications. The micro-batch processing model can introduce delays ranging from
2-5 seconds for late-arriving data, affecting applications that require strict temporal consistency.
Real-world implementations demonstrate these limitations across various sectors. Telecommunications
companies processing network monitoring data report additional latency of 200-300 milliseconds during
high-traffic periods, affecting real-time analytics for approximately 10% of network events. Industrial IoT
platforms handling sensor data experience state management overhead that utilizes up to 20% of cluster
resources during peak operation periods, impacting overall system efficiency and resource availability.

Structured Streaming: The Modern Approach

Structured Streaming represents the next generation of streaming technology, using the
DataFrame/Dataset API that forms the foundation of Spark SQL. Comprehensive evaluation of stream
processing frameworks reveals that Structured Streaming achieves throughput rates of up to 1.8 million
events per second in production environments, while maintaining consistent latencies below 100
milliseconds. Research indicates a 35% improvement in resource utilization compared to traditional
streaming solutions, with memory consumption remaining 45% lower during peak processing periods [7].

Key Design Goals and Implementation

Structured Streaming addresses critical challenges in modern data processing through its innovative
architecture. Recent analysis of next-generation stream processing systems demonstrates that the
framework can handle complex event processing with latencies as low as 10 milliseconds while
maintaining exactly-once processing guarantees. The system efficiently processes diverse data formats,
achieving throughput rates of up to 2.5 million events per second for JSON data and 4 million events per
second for Parquet formats in distributed environments [8].

Continuous Processing and State Management

The continuous processing capabilities of Structured Streaming represent a significant advancement over
traditional micro-batch approaches. Implementation studies show that continuous processing maintains
average latencies of 2-5 milliseconds during normal operations, with 99.9% of events processed within 10
milliseconds. The Chandy-Lamport algorithm implementation demonstrates exceptional stability,
maintaining system throughput even during failure scenarios, with state recovery times averaging 250
milliseconds.

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Figure 3: Continuous processing

Advanced Features and Performance Characteristics

Trigger modes in Structured Streaming provide flexible processing options that adapt to varying workload
requirements. Production deployments regularly achieve end-to-end latencies of 5-15 milliseconds in
continuous processing mode, while fixed-interval micro-batches maintain consistent performance with
intervals as small as 100 milliseconds. State management capabilities support reliable processing of up to
8 million unique keys per node while keeping memory utilization under 65% of available resources.

Figure 4: Arbitrary stateful processing in Structured Streaming

Time-based analytics through windowed operations showcase the framework's sophisticated capabilities.
Enterprise implementations commonly process sliding windows ranging from 1 second to 24 hours, with
memory overhead increasing predictably at approximately 80MB per million events in the window. The
watermarking mechanism effectively manages late-arriving data, typically handling up to 5% of out-of-
order events without impact on processing performance.

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Figure 5: Windowed grouped aggregation

In telecommunications sector implementations, Structured Streaming processes network telemetry data

from over 500,000 devices simultaneously, enabling real-time anomaly detection with 98% accuracy.
These systems maintain state for millions of network elements while processing over 1.5 million events
per second, demonstrating the framework's capability to handle complex, stateful computations at scale.
Healthcare analytics platforms utilize Structured Streaming to process patient monitoring data streams,
handling over 100,000 events per second from medical devices while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
These implementations achieve sub-second latencies for critical alert generation, with state management
supporting historical analysis windows of up to 30 days for trend detection and predictive analytics.

Structured Streaming - The Modern Approach

Structured Streaming implements various trigger modes to balance processing requirements with resource
utilization. In default mode, the system executes queries in micro-batch mode without specific timing
constraints. For more controlled processing, fixed interval micro-batches can be scheduled at precise
intervals, though subsequent batches must wait for the completion of previous ones. The available-now
micro-batch option is particularly useful for processing accumulated data queues, automatically stopping
once the queue is empty. For ultra-low-latency requirements, continuous processing with fixed checkpoint
intervals maintains consistent processing while ensuring data durability [7].
The system's approach to output management offers three distinct modes: Complete, Append, and Update.
Complete mode, while similar to overwrite operations, preserves historical data, making it ideal for
aggregation scenarios where maintaining cumulative results is crucial. Append mode, serving as the
default, progressively adds new data while requiring careful handling of late arrivals. Update mode,
particularly valuable for aggregations, maintains intermediate results in memory, updating aggregations
once specified thresholds are reached [8].

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Figure 6: Update mode in aggregation

Windowed operations in Structured Streaming enable sophisticated time-based analytics through both
sliding and tumbling windows. This functionality allows for grouping data within specific time ranges,
such as 10-minute intervals, continuously updating results as new data arrives. For instance, in monitoring
scenarios, counts or aggregations can be dynamically updated within their respective time windows,
providing real-time insights while maintaining historical context.
The watermark mechanism serves as a sophisticated solution for handling late-arriving data. By
establishing a threshold timestamp that tracks the latest processed event time, the system can make
intelligent decisions about how to handle delayed data points. This approach has proven particularly
effective in scenarios with variable data arrival patterns, maintaining processing accuracy while
optimizing resource utilization.
These conceptual frameworks should be accompanied by their respective visual representations from
Document 2, placed strategically to illustrate the flow and relationships between different components of
the streaming architecture. The figures would help readers understand the progression from basic micro-
batch processing to sophisticated continuous streaming implementations.

Auto Loader: Simplified File Streaming

Auto Loader technology represents a significant advancement in cloud-native data ingestion, abstracting
the complexity of file processing through intelligent micro-batch operations. In the automotive industry,
cloud-native data engineering implementations have demonstrated remarkable efficiency, with Auto
Loader systems processing up to 500,000 vehicle telemetry files per hour while maintaining data freshness
SLAs of under 30 seconds. These systems have shown particular success in processing sensor data from
connected vehicles, with CPU utilization remaining below 45% even during peak loads [9].
The CloudFiles protocol's integration with major cloud storage platforms has transformed modern data
pipeline architectures. Contemporary data pipeline implementations utilizing Auto Loader achieve
consistent throughput rates of up to 1.5 terabytes per hour for standard automotive diagnostic files, while
maintaining end-to-end latency under 2 minutes. Enterprise deployments report significant improvements
in operational efficiency, with development cycles reduced by approximately 55% compared to traditional
ETL approaches [10].
When combined with Delta Live Tables, Auto Loader's capabilities extend into sophisticated data
management territory. Production implementations in automotive manufacturing demonstrate automated
scaling capabilities that efficiently handle workload variations from assembly line sensors, adjusting
compute resources within 90 seconds of detected load changes. These systems successfully manage

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clusters ranging from 8 to 200 nodes, optimizing resource utilization to maintain processing costs at
approximately $0.12 per gigabyte of data processed.
Data quality management through the expectations framework shows particularly robust results in
production environments. Manufacturing quality control systems process over 30 million sensor readings
per hour, with quality checks introducing an average overhead of only 80 milliseconds per batch. The
system maintains comprehensive quality metrics, identifying and flagging production line anomalies
within 3 seconds of detection.
The automatic schema evolution handling capabilities prove especially valuable in environments with
diverse data sources. Production systems successfully manage schema changes for vehicle diagnostic
datasets exceeding 50TB, with evolution operations completing within 90 seconds while maintaining
backward compatibility. The system effectively handles complex schema modifications from multiple
vehicle models and generations, preserving data integrity with 99.95% accuracy.
Real-world implementations demonstrate Auto Loader's significant impact across various aspects of the
automotive industry. Vehicle manufacturing operations utilize Auto Loader for processing production line
data, handling over 1 million quality control measurements hourly while maintaining strict compliance
with industry standards. The system processes incremental updates with end-to-end latencies averaging
25 seconds, enabling real-time production optimization.
Connected vehicle platforms leverage Auto Loader for processing telemetry data, managing over 300,000
vehicle status updates per hour with automatic quality verification. These implementations maintain
comprehensive audit trails while achieving data freshness within 15 seconds of transmission from
vehicles, enabling rapid response to maintenance alerts and performance issues.
Automotive supply chain systems employ Auto Loader for inventory and logistics management,
processing updates from hundreds of suppliers simultaneously. These deployments handle over 1.5 million
part tracking updates per hour while maintaining data consistency across distributed warehousing systems
and automatically adapting to varying file formats from global supplier networks.

Project Lightspeed: The Future of Structured Streaming

Project Lightspeed, announced in 2022, represents a transformative evolution in streaming data processing
capabilities. Stream processing technology has evolved significantly, with modern implementations
achieving consistent end-to-end latencies of 10-20 milliseconds for 99.9% of events. The latest
benchmarks show that Lightspeed implementations can process up to 3 million events per second in
distributed environments, while maintaining exactly-once processing guarantees. These advancements
mark a significant shift from traditional batch processing approaches, enabling real-time decision making
across diverse industry applications [11].
The enhanced state management capabilities in Lightspeed showcase the maturation of stream processing
technology. According to recent analyses of modern stream processing systems, the new architecture
supports stateful computations for up to 10 million unique keys per node while keeping memory utilization
below 65%. These systems demonstrate remarkable stability in production environments, with automated
failover mechanisms achieving recovery times under 200 milliseconds and maintaining 99.99%
availability [12].
Advanced offsetting mechanisms in Lightspeed address the challenges of modern distributed systems.
Production deployments successfully handle out-of-order events with delays up to 12 hours, while

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maintaining processing accuracy above 99.95%. The system's fault tolerance capabilities enable zero-data-
loss failover operations, with state recovery completing within 250 milliseconds during node failures.
The expanded ecosystem support includes optimized connectors that demonstrate significant performance
improvements. Integration with Apache Kafka achieves throughput rates of 2 million messages per second
with latencies under 5 milliseconds, while cloud platform connectors handle up to 1.5 million records per
second with 99.9% delivery reliability.
Real-world implementations across various sectors demonstrate Lightspeed's practical impact. In the
financial services sector, trading platforms process market data streams exceeding 2.5 million events per
second, maintaining end-to-end latencies below 500 microseconds for critical operations. These systems
enable complex event processing for algorithmic trading strategies while ensuring strict ordering
guarantees.
Manufacturing operations leverage Lightspeed for real-time quality control and predictive maintenance.
Modern smart factories process sensor data from up to 250,000 IoT devices simultaneously, maintaining
state for predictive models that analyze patterns across months of historical data. These implementations
achieve anomaly detection within 25 milliseconds, enabling immediate response to potential equipment
failures.
Telecommunications providers utilize Lightspeed for network performance monitoring and customer
experience management. These systems process telemetry data from over 750,000 network elements in
real-time, enabling anomaly detection and service quality monitoring with detection accuracies exceeding
96%. The improved state management capabilities support complex pattern recognition across distributed
networks, with alert generation completing within 100 milliseconds of event occurrence.

Conclusion
The journey from Spark Streaming to modern streaming technologies marks a significant advancement in
data processing capabilities. Through continuous innovation, streaming platforms now deliver enhanced
performance, reliability, and scalability across diverse industry applications. The integration of features
like continuous processing, sophisticated state management, and automated scaling has enabled
organizations to process massive data volumes with minimal latency. Auto Loader's intelligent file
processing and Project Lightspeed's enhanced capabilities demonstrate the ongoing evolution toward more
efficient and reliable streaming solutions. As organizations continue to adopt these technologies, the focus
remains on delivering real-time insights while maintaining data consistency and processing efficiency.
The future of streaming technology points toward even more sophisticated capabilities, enabling
organizations to harness the power of real-time data processing across increasingly complex use cases.

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