Yes. Our response times vary based on the severity of the issue. Security-related and application-breaking issues are our top priority and will be resolved immediately (same day if possible). We can provide our SLA for your team to review upon request.
NES for Apache Spark supports version 2.4x. We provide ongoing support and patches to keep your applications secure and operational.
When you purchase Never-Ending Support, you acquire a commercial license for the support services. Our pricing model is based on the number of users who will be committing code to the project repo. Users are unnamed and transferable across team members.
This means your project is using Apache Spark 2.4, which reached end-of-life in 2021 and no longer receives official security patches or updates. HeroDevs NES for Apache Spark delivers long-term support, security updates, and compatibility fixes—so your data pipelines and analytics workloads remain secure and stable. Contact our sales team to learn more.
NES for Apache Spark provides peace of mind by ensuring that your applications remain secure and compliant. It allows developers to focus on building features rather than worrying about potential issues arising from using an unsupported version.
Apache Spark NES is the only long-term support solution for EOL Spark versions and provides users with:
With NES for Apache Spark, businesses can confidently secure, maintain, and plan for the future without the risks and costs of immediate migration.
It depends on your organization's long-term plans and budget.
Migrating to another modern framework requires a complete framework upgrade, code refactoring and potential re-architecting, significant development time and costs, and potential downtime and business disruption.
If your organization is not ready for a major migration, NES for Apache Spark allows you to keep your current version secure while buying time for a strategic transition.
NES for Apache Spark ensures:
Without security patches, your Spark applications face increasing vulnerabilities in it’s components, potentially compromising your data processing and analytics infrastructure and exposing sensitive information. As new exploits emerge, your dapplications become increasingly vulnerable.
Rebuilding with modern data processing and analytics frameworks (including newer versions of Apache Spark) typically costs 4-8x more than implementing NES, requires 6-12 months of development time, and risks disrupting critical document workflows. NES provides immediate security while allowing you to plan migration strategically.
Switching to NES for Apache Spark is seamless and requires no major or breaking changes. Installation involves updating your build dependencies to point to HeroDevs' secure private repository. Once installed, you immediately start receiving security patches for EOL Apache Spark.
If your application relies on EOL Apache Spark versions, it will no longer receive security patches, bug fixes, or compliance updates from the open-source community. This creates major security, stability, and compliance risks, including:
With NES for Apache Spark, you can continue using your current Spark version safely and securely, without the risks associated with unsupported software.
No. Once Apache Spark versions reach end-of-life (EOL), they no longer receive updates from the Spark community. This means no new security patches, compliance updates, or compatibility fixes unless you manage them internally.
HeroDevs’ NES for Apache Spark is the only long-term security solution, providing:
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