Real-Time Forecasting at Scale Using Delta Lake and Delta Caching

Explore a 25-minute conference talk on real-time forecasting at scale using Delta Lake and Delta Caching, presented by Databricks. Dive into GumGum's data pipeline and architecture that processes 30 billion programmatic inventory impressions daily, generating near-real-time inventory forecasts with a response time under 30 seconds. Learn about efficient Spark job sampling techniques, best practices for Delta Lake usage, and the advantages of Databricks Delta caching over conventional Spark caching. Discover how GumGum implements time series forecasting with zero downtime using auto ARIMA and sinusoids to capture inventory data trends. Gain insights into AMIND sampling, Delta Lake for sampled data storage, and efficient cluster utilization. The talk covers the entire workflow, from data sampling and caching to search and forecast, including other models and forecasting accuracy.