Google Cloud Serverless for Apache Spark documentation
Use Serverless for Apache Spark to run Spark batch workloads without provisioning
and managing your own cluster. Specify workload parameters, and then submit the
workload to the Serverless for Apache Spark service. The service will run the
workload on a managed compute infrastructure, autoscaling resources as needed.
Serverless for Apache Spark charges apply only to the time when the workload is
executing.
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