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Lakebase: The best of both worlds
Lakebase brings transactional speed to Databricks analytics. Get single-record retrieval in milliseconds plus unlimited data processing in one platform.
DABs: Referencing Your Resources
Databricks bundle lookups failing with "does not exist" errors? Resource references solve timing issues and create strong dependencies. Complete guide with examples.
Managing Databricks CLI Versions in Your DAB Projects
Prevent Databricks deployment failures caused by CLI version conflicts. Step-by-step guide to version management in DAB projects with CI/CD automation.
SQL: Why Materialized Views Are Your Simplest Data Transformation Tool
Create cost-effective, incremental materialized views in Databricks SQL Warehouse. Includes monitoring tips, best practices, and Enzyme optimization.
Purpose for your All-Purpose Cluster
Learn how to configure Databricks all-purpose clusters to reject scheduled jobs, forcing teams to use cost-effective job clusters. Simple setup, big savings.
Migrate Tables: From External to Managed Tables
Migrate external tables to managed tables in Databricks Unity Catalog using ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED while maintaining business continuity.
How to Simplify Databricks Asset Bundles with Policy Inheritance
Learn how Databricks’ policy default values reduce Asset Bundle complexity. Centralize governance and eliminate repetitive cluster configurations.
Defining Table Relationships in Databricks Genie
Master data relationships in Databricks Genie with and without foreign keys. Complete guide to using Unity Catalog constraints and defining custom joins for better AI insights.
Why VARIANT Outperforms STRING for JSON Data
Check out how Databricks VARIANT outperforms STRING for JSON data with 22% better storage and up to 50% faster queries.
The Hidden Benefits of Databricks' Managed Tables
Learn why Databricks managed tables outperform external tables. Real testing shows cost savings through optimized caching and reduced storage operations.
Keeping Up With Agent Bricks
Complete Databricks Agent Bricks review and tutorial. Explore the potential of this Databricks tool by building an AI agent for financial analysis using RAG, multi-agent systems, and PDF parsing.
Request Access Through Unity Catalog
Implement Databricks Unity Catalog access requests to streamline data permissions. Step-by-step guide covering BROWSE privileges, automated workflows, and ITSM integrations for better data governance.
Make Joins on Geographical Data: Spatial Support in Databricks
Databricks Runtime 17.1's new geospatial support makes it easy to join geographical data using geography and geometry datatypes. This blog shows you how to map delivery zones, calculate distances, and optimize routes using spatial functions.
Dashboards for Nerds: DataFrame Plotting in Databricks
Discover Spark native plotting in Databricks - create charts directly from DataFrames without pandas conversion. Perfect for data engineers.
Grant individual permission to secrets read in Unity Catalog
Implement granular secret access control in Unity Catalog that goes beyond traditional Key Vault-level permissions. This advanced approach uses Unity Catalog UDFs with service credentials to create secret-specific access controls, allowing you to grant users access to individual secrets rather than entire Key Vaults.