# Databricks and Advanced Spark Day1 Lab

> In this lab, Zach walks you through how to work with the Massive API, to extract stock prices for various companies like Apple, Netflix, and MSFT. Zach also highlights the importance of understanding Spark's explain plans to optimize their queries and avoid performance issues, particularly regardin…

- Web page: https://www.dataexpert.io/lesson/databricksandadvancedsparkday1lab-feb26
- Program: [Winter 2026 Data Engineering Boot Camp](https://www.dataexpert.io/program/databricks-engineering-boot-camp-starting-february-9th-2026-7319)
- Access: Requires enrollment in Winter 2026 Data Engineering Boot Camp
- Length: 47 min video
- Skills: Python, ETL/ELT, Apache Spark, Git, Databricks
- Academy: DataExpert.io Academy

## About this lesson

In this lab, Zach walks you through how to work with the Massive API, to extract stock prices for various companies like Apple, Netflix, and MSFT. Zach also highlights the importance of understanding Spark's explain plans to optimize their queries and avoid performance issues, particularly regarding shuffle operations.

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