MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #115 (May 5, 2023): Utilizing PySpark to Connect MongoDB Atlas with Azure Databricks
Tags: mongodb, azure, programming, beginners
Published: 2023-05-05 18:18:52

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## 🎉 Welcome to the MongoDB $weeklyUpdate! 🎉

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### Featured Post

#### [Utilizing PySpark to Connect MongoDB Atlas with Azure Databricks](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/python/atlas-databricks-pyspark-demo/)

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In this tutorial, @anaiyaraisin shows you how to utilize PySpark to connect Atlas with Databricks so you can take advantage of both platforms.

### Other Shoutouts

[Building Remix Applications with the MongoDB Stack](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/mongodb/building-remix-applications/) by @joellord 

## 🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

Every month, all across the globe, we organize, attend, speak at, and sponsor events, meetups, and shindigs to bring the DevRel community together. Here’s what we’ve got cooking:

[Stir Trek](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/stir-trek-23/): May 5, 2023 | 9:00 AM PDT
[Lebanon MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/lebanon-mug-the-mongodb-weekender-series/224186): May 6th 2023, 6:00am – May 27th 2023, 8:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Codemotion Madrid](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/codemotion-madrid-23/): May 8 - May 10, 2023
[Seville MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/seville-mug-meeting-may-2023/222608): May 10th 2023, 12:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Devoxx UK 2023](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/devoxx-uk-23/): May 10 - May 12, 2023
[Dublin MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/react-dublin-collaboration-with-dublin-mongodb-usergroup/223669): May 11th 2023, 10:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Hyderabad MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/hyderabad-mug-data-modelling-and-mongodb-deep-dive/223540): May 13th 2023, 9:30pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Toronto Inaugural Meetup](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/toronto-inaugural-meetup/223205): May 15th 2023, 3:00pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time


If you plan on being at Devoxx UK, be sure to check out @youoldmaid's [talk on Search](https://www.devoxx.co.uk/talk/?id=5606).

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@stanimiravlaeva was at Devoxx Greece and as always, crushed it on stage — in front of a packed audience.

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Erik Hatcher participated in [Search Hackday](https://opensourceconnections.com/blog/2023/05/04/a-search-hackday-at-haystack-us-2023/) as part of Haystack US 2023. His project implemented a Solr-like interface to MongoDB [Atlas Search](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/atlas-search/) – which could be a quick way to work with tools like Quepid that are Solr-compatible. 

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Chennai MUG! Well done to our leaders and speakers: [Ijas Ahamed](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Ijas_Ahamed), [Jeyaraj Vellaisamy](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/jeyaraj), and [Rishi Agrawal](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Rishi_Agrawal).

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During our Thailand MUG, there was a fascinating session on GitHub Codespaces and MongoDB. Check out the recording on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFl2atEn2c)! Thank you to [Piti Champeethong](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/piti.champeethong/summary) for making the event such a success.

At our DACH MUG, we talked about event-driven architecture. Our Champion and MUG Leader [Michael Höller](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/michael_hoeller) made it unforgettable.

Did you hear that we had a booth at the AWS Summit in Berlin? Mohit Sharma gave a talk and connected with a lot of awesome developers to chat about all things MongoDB.

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## 🎙️ Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

If reading’s not your jam, you might love catching up on our [podcast episodes](https://podcasts.mongodb.com/public/115/The-MongoDB-Podcast-b02cf624) with @mlynn and Shane McAllister. 

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And here's the previous episode, in case you missed it:

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Not listening on Spotify? We got you! We're also on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mongodb-podcast/id1500452446), [PlayerFM](https://player.fm/series/the-mongodb-podcast), [Podtail](https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-mongodb-podcast/), and [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-mongodb-podcast-mongodb-0g6fUKMDN_y/). (We’d be forever grateful if you left us a review.)

Have you visited our YouTube channel lately? We have a bunch of new Shorts from Jesse Hall!

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