Onehouse Quanton vs the latest AWS EMR for Apache Spark⢠Workloads
Blog post from Onehouse
At the AWS re:Invent event, AWS EMR introduced a new runtime version, EMR 7.12, featuring enhanced performance claims for Apache Spark workloads with Apache Iceberg, prompting comparisons with Onehouse's benchmarks on their Spark engine, Quanton™. The blog post highlights the importance of consistent benchmarking conditions, noting that Spark performance is significantly affected by various configurations and settings. Onehouse's testing revealed a 32% improvement in EMR's price/performance over previous versions, yet Onehouse maintained a 2.5x advantage. The blog also critiques EMR's aging infrastructure and support limitations, contrasting it with Onehouse's expertise and advanced capabilities in handling modern lakehouse workloads. Additionally, Onehouse offers a Cost Analyzer tool for Apache Spark™, providing users with detailed job performance insights, and invites interested parties to explore their Quanton pipelines and join their engineering team focused on data infrastructure innovation.