Can we run Spark without Hadoop?

Question

 Can we run Spark without Hadoop?

Answer 1

Yes, Apache Spark can run without Hadoop (standalone or cloud). You must know that Spark does not require a Hadoop cluster to work. Having said this, you must also know that running Spark on Hadoop has many advantages, however, it is not mandatory.

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