Learn BIGDL with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 24, 2025
Architecture
Built on top of Apache Spark’s RDD and DataFrame APIs
Tensor and neural network layers optimized for distributed computation
Supports CPU and GPU acceleration with Intel MKL and CUDA
Integrates with Spark ML pipelines and SQL operations
High-level Keras-style APIs for user-friendly model definition
Rendering Model
RDD/DataFrame-based data flow
Tensor-based neural network computations
Layer/Module abstraction for network design
Distributed Optimizer for parallel training
Integration with Spark ML pipelines and SQL
Architectural Patterns
Layered neural network abstraction
Distributed training with data-parallel strategy
Spark-based computation graph
High-level API for usability
Integration with big data ecosystem
Real World Architectures
Recommendation systems on e-commerce platforms
Real-time fraud detection in finance
Telecom customer churn prediction
Healthcare predictive analytics
Large-scale image and text classification pipelines
Design Principles
Distributed deep learning on big data infrastructure
High performance on CPUs and GPUs
Integration with Spark and Hadoop ecosystems
User-friendly high-level APIs
Interoperability with other deep learning frameworks
Scalability Guide
Add more cluster nodes for large datasets
Use data-parallel training
Cache RDDs/DataFrames to reduce IO overhead
Optimize batch sizes and layer configurations
Leverage GPUs for compute-intensive layers
Migration Guide
Upgrade BigDL via PyPI or Maven
Verify Spark/Hadoop compatibility
Test existing models on new version
Update pipelines for API changes
Validate distributed training performance