This document discusses running Apache Spark and Apache Zeppelin in production. It begins by introducing the author and their background. It then covers security best practices for Spark deployments, including authentication using Kerberos, authorization using Ranger/Sentry, encryption, and audit logging. Different Spark deployment modes like Spark on YARN are explained. The document also discusses optimizing Spark performance by tuning executor size and multi-tenancy. Finally, it covers security features for Apache Zeppelin like authentication, authorization, and credential management.