Microsoft tries to Spark relationship with cluster lusters: Promises 5-min big data bang on Azure

Aims to have Apache Spark running in time it takes to make cuppa

First apps on Windows, then Linuxes in Hyper-V and on Azure, now big data via Spark. In another effort to win over the open source crowd, Microsoft has made the speedy big data engine Apache Spark easier to set up and use on Azure, giving devs a dedicated tool to help provision clusters."