Naming conventions only work if they're enforced — and a Confluence page nobody reads isn't enforcement. This post walks through using Databricks Workspace Skills to make naming rules executable in Genie Code, then scaling that to a catalog-wide audit agent built with Databricks Apps and DABS. The result is automated, repeatable governance that runs without requiring engineers to opt in.

Databricks AUTO CDC isn't just the easiest way to process Change Data Feed, it's also the cheapest. A benchmark across 25 million INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations found AUTO CDC outperformed Structured Streaming and SQL Warehouse on cost in every run, even as the target table grew to 72 million records. Structured Streaming remains the right choice for custom logic; AUTO CDC wins on standard SCD Type 1/2 patterns at scale.

As teams migrate infrastructure definitions into Declarative Automation Bundles, Terraform still owns the Azure layer — Key Vaults, resource groups, networking. This post walks through a clean, CI/CD-ready pattern for passing Terraform outputs directly into bundle variable overrides, eliminating manual config steps and the environment drift that follows them.

Databricks Genie Code hit a 77.1% task success rate in production data science workflows — more than double what general-purpose coding agents achieve. But that performance is entirely conditional on the quality of your Unity Catalog metadata. SunnyData's two-week evaluation breaks down what works, what doesn't, and the governance layer you need before you go live.

Five common Databricks coding patterns — including undocumented API calls, manual SparkSession instantiation, and hardcoded Spark configs — that pass code review but fail silently in serverless environments or during platform migrations. For each anti-pattern, this post explains why it breaks and shows the correct native Databricks approach using DABS, the Databricks SDK, and dynamic job parameters.

Databricks Lakewatch replaces the traditional SIEM model with an Open Security Lakehouse — storing 100% of telemetry in open formats at up to 80% lower TCO. AI agents reason across years of unified data to detect and respond at machine speed, closing the visibility gap that legacy SIEMs were structurally forced to create. Early customers include Adobe and Dropbox, with broader availability following Private Preview.

Databricks' permanent Lakeflow Connect free tier delivers 100 DBUs per workspace per day — covering up to 100 million records of ingestion at no additional compute cost. For enterprise teams running multiple workspaces, that's over $255,000 in avoided annual costs. This post breaks down the economics, architecture, and what it means for teams still paying a third-party ETL tax.

Learn how Databricks multi-statement transactions use Unity Catalog catalog-managed commits to guarantee atomic updates across multiple Delta tables — with a step-by-step walkthrough.

Learn 5 proven deduplication strategies for Databricks Lakehouse. Prevent duplicate data from breaking AI queries, BI dashboards, and analytics. Includes code examples.

Stop deploying Databricks dashboards manually. Learn how to use Git, Asset Bundles, and CI/CD for reliable, reproducible dashboard deployments across environments.

Initial data loads don't have to be nightmares. Discover the split Bronze table pattern that separates historical backfills from incremental streaming.

Learn how temporary tables in Databricks SQL warehouses enable materialized data, DML operations, and session-scoped ETL workflows. Complete with practical examples.

Discover 12 powerful Databricks notebook magic commands beyond %sql and %python. Learn shortcuts for file operations, performance testing, and debugging.

External orchestrators can account for nearly 30% of Databricks’ job costs. Discover five compelling reasons why LakeFlow Jobs should be your default orchestration layer: from Infrastructure as Code to SQL-driven workflows.

Use Databricks Workflow backfill jobs to reprocess historical data, recover from outages, and handle late-arriving data efficiently.