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New Classic Compute Policies: Prevent Overspending

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New Databricks INSERT Features: INSERT REPLACE ON and INSERT REPLACE USING

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Make Joins on Geographical Data: Spatial Support in Databricks

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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.

Hubert Dudek 8/4/25 Hubert Dudek 8/4/25

Query Your Lakehouse In Under 1 ms.: From OLAP to OLTP

Databricks Lakehouse excels at analytical workloads but struggles with single-row lookups that customer-facing applications demand. This blog shows how to solve the OLAP vs OLTP dilemma by adding PostgreSQL-based OLTP capabilities to your existing Lakehouse architecture

Hubert Dudek 7/9/25 Hubert Dudek 7/9/25

Add External Data Sources to Unity Catalog Lineage

Enhance your Unity Catalog lineage by incorporating external data sources such as Kafka streams and IoT devices. This blog covers both UI-based and programmatic methods for creating complete data lineage visibility in your Databricks environment.