https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-august-17-23-2026/m-p/166442#M1026 <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 900px; margin: auto; color: #0b2026; line-height: 1.6;"> <DIV style="background-color: #0b2026; border-radius: 12px; padding: 35px; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: left; position: relative;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Untitled design (12).png" style="width: 248px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/25594i7FCB596E1C4E4F2F/image-dimensions/248x247?v=v2" width="248" height="247" role="button" title="Untitled design (12).png" alt="Untitled design (12).png" /></span> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The Weekly Digest • August 17 – 23</DIV> <H1 style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; color: #f9f7f4; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;">Community Pulse</H1> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 18px; color: #eeede9;">Big ideas, sharp answers, and the threads everyone's talking about. Let's dig in.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":link:">🔗</span>&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":eye_in_speech_bubble:">👁️‍🗨</span></P> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sports_medal:">🏅</span><FONT face="helvetica" color="#000000"> This Week's <FONT color="#FF0000">Community</FONT> Stars<FONT color="#FF0000"><BR /></FONT></FONT></H3> <P style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px;">&nbsp; The folks who showed up, pitched in, and made it count this week&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:">😎</span>:</P> <DIV style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 15px; margin-bottom: 30px;"> <DIV style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: #eeede9; padding: 10px 25px; border-radius: 50px; border: 1px solid #ff3621; min-width: 140px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(255,54,33,0.18);"><STRONG><a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/231077">@ShamenParis</a></STRONG></DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: #eeede9; padding: 10px 25px; border-radius: 50px; border: 1px solid #ff3621; min-width: 140px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(255,54,33,0.18);"><STRONG><a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/210897">@balajij8</a></STRONG></DIV> </DIV> <P style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #0b2026; font-size: 16px;"><STRONG>+ Top Brickster contributor:</STRONG></P> <DIV style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <DIV style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: #eeede9; padding: 10px 25px; border-radius: 50px; border: 1px solid #0b2026; min-width: 140px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(11,32,38,0.15);"><SPAN><STRONG><a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/34815">@Louis_Frolio</a></STRONG></SPAN></DIV> </DIV> <P style="font-size: 13px; color: #0b2026; margin: 0; opacity: 0.8;"><EM>Note: Names are listed in no particular order.</EM></P> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; 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Lakebase Articles</H4> </DIV> <DIV style="background-color: #f9f7f4; padding: 20px; flex: 1;"> <UL style="margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; color: #0b2026;"> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/solution-accelerator-series-overall-equipment-effectiveness/m-p/165929#M1440" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solution Accelerator Series | Overall Equipment Effectiveness&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/learn-databricks-agent-bricks-build-enterprise-rag-agents/m-p/165999#M1441" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn Databricks Agent Bricks | Build Enterprise RAG Agents&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/qu%C3%A9-es-un-cluster-en-databricks-tipos-dbr-serverless-costes-dbus/m-p/166037#M1443" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":hot_beverage:">☕</span> Qué es un CLUSTER en Databricks | Tipos, DBR, Serverless, Costes, DBUs y Spot Instances&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/databricks-connect-serverless-why-quot-module-not-found-quot/m-p/166241#M1449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Databricks Connect + Serverless: Why "Module Not Found" Shows Up Only in CI, Not Interactively&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/productionizing-databricks-pipelines-with-declarative-automation/m-p/166220#M1448" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Productionizing Databricks Pipelines with Declarative Automation Bundles and Azure DevOps&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/unity-catalog-schemas-in-declarative-automation-bundles-are-a/m-p/166242#M1450" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unity Catalog Schemas in Declarative Automation Bundles Are a Footgun&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/sales-pipeline-coach-turning-crm-data-into-a-conversation/m-p/166254#M1452" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sales Pipeline Coach: Turning CRM Data Into a Conversation&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 20px); min-width: 220px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(11,32,38,0.08); border: 1px solid #eeede9; display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%;"> <DIV style="background-color: #0b2026; padding: 10px 20px; display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0;"> <H4 style="margin: 0; color: #f9f7f4; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":page_with_curl:">📃</span>&nbsp;MVP Articles</H4> </DIV> <DIV style="background-color: #f9f7f4; padding: 20px; flex: 1;"> <UL style="margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; color: #0b2026;"> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/how-to-block-databricks-genie-usage-when-a-budget-limit-is/m-p/165811#M280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Block Databricks Genie Usage When a Budget Limit Is Reached&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="list-style: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11,32,38,0.07); padding: 8px 2px;"><SPAN>●</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: middle;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/databricks-sql-and-databricks-table-functions-debuts-in/m-p/165937#M281" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DATABRICKS.SQL and DATABRICKS.TABLE Functions Debuts in Microsoft Excel&nbsp;<SPAN>↗</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #0b2026; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 25px;"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> Technical <FONT color="#FF0000">Blogs</FONT></H3> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="33%" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 33%; vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; word-break: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <DIV style="background: #fff; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(11,32,38,0.08);"> <DIV style="height: 135px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#1c3d50 0%,#0b2026 100%); text-align: center; border-bottom: 3px solid #ff3621;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="blog_identity (1).png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30256i586CCD53ABE4C985/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="blog_identity (1).png" alt="blog_identity (1).png" /></span><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> <DIV style="padding: 16px 18px 18px;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Technical Blog</DIV> <A class="in-cell-link" style="display: block; color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.2px; word-break: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 12px;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/identity-columns-best-practices-for-databricks-lakehouse/ba-p/165769" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Identity Columns Best Practices for Databricks Lakehouse</A><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #ff3621; 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padding: 8px; word-break: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <DIV style="background: #fff; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(11,32,38,0.08);"> <DIV style="height: 135px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#1c3d50 0%,#0b2026 100%); text-align: center; border-bottom: 3px solid #ff3621;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.25.54 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30259iF2F831156ADFE456/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.25.54 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.25.54 PM.png" /></span><BR /><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> <DIV style="padding: 16px 18px 18px;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Technical Blog</DIV> <A class="in-cell-link" style="display: block; color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.2px; word-break: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 12px;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/beyond-prompting-production-ready-image-generation-and-visual/ba-p/165461" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beyond Prompting: Production-Ready Image Generation and Visual Asset Management on Databricks</A><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #ff3621; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/beyond-prompting-production-ready-image-generation-and-visual/ba-p/165461" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read article&nbsp;<SPAN>→</SPAN></A></DIV> </DIV> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><LI-EMOJI src="https://community.databricks.com/🔥" class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:"></LI-EMOJI> Active <FONT color="#FF0000">Discussions</FONT></H3> <DIV style="background-color: #f9f7f4; border-left: 4px solid #ff3621; padding: 12px 25px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #eeede9; border-right: 1px solid #eeede9; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeede9;"> <P style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 16px;">Threads that kept the community talking this week&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":eyes:">👀</LI-EMOJI></P> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeede9;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</LI-EMOJI></SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/unity-catalog-lineage-apis-are-these-rest-apis-publicly/m-p/165771#M2960" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unity Catalog Lineage APIs – Are these REST APIs publicly supported?</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeede9;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</LI-EMOJI></SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-statement-in-dab-yaml-file-support/m-p/165774#M55482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">If statement in DAB YAML file support</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeede9;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</LI-EMOJI></SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/using-autoloader-with-multiple-object-types-in-load-path/m-p/166090#M55527" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Using autoloader with multiple object types in load path</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</LI-EMOJI></SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/machine-learning/ml-training-low-file-i-o-and-throughout/m-p/165843#M4665" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ML Training low File I/O and Throughout</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P style="margin: 14px 0 0 6px; font-size: 13px; color: #0b2026; opacity: 0.6; font-style: italic;">These are just the highlights – head to the community to see everything that's buzzing.</P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><LI-EMOJI src="https://community.databricks.com/🚀" class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":rocket:"></LI-EMOJI> Ongoing <FONT color="#FF0000">Challenge</FONT></H3> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="border: none; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#ff3621 0%,#ff8a3d 100%); border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 30px; box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(255,54,33,0.3);"> <DIV style="color: #fff; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":trophy:">🏆</LI-EMOJI>&nbsp;Ongoing Challenge • Don't Miss Out</DIV> <DIV style="color: #fff; font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">Databricks Community Contest: Genie-Powered App Challenge</DIV> <P style="color: #fff; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0 0 20px 0;">Build a Genie-powered app, show off what you create, and compete with builders across the community.</P> <A class="in-cell-link" style="display: inline-block; background: #fff; color: #ff3621; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; padding: 11px 26px; border-radius: 24px;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/learning-events/databricks-community-contest-genie-powered-app-challenge/ev-p/165825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Join the Challenge&nbsp;→</A></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 25px;"><LI-EMOJI src="https://community.databricks.com/📢" class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":loudspeaker:"></LI-EMOJI> Community <FONT color="#FF0000">Newsroom</FONT>: Announcements &amp; Events</H3> <DIV style="background-color: #0b2026; border-radius: 12px; padding: 35px; border-left: 6px solid #ff3621;"> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.36.47 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30260iDAFE74E697A7DDAB/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.36.47 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.36.47 PM.png" /></span><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">●&nbsp;Customer Story</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/customer-story-from-high-costs-to-near-real-time-insights-with/m-p/165991#M1016" target="_self">CUSTOMER STORY | From high costs to near real-time insights with Zerobus Ingest</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <DIV style="height: 1px; background-color: #eeede9; opacity: 0.15; margin: 25px 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.37.38 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30261iAC9E32D8107E2943/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.37.38 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.37.38 PM.png" /></span><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">●&nbsp;Customer Story</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/customer-story-albert-einstein-hospital-cuts-clinical-query-time/m-p/165813#M1010" target="_self">CUSTOMER STORY | Albert Einstein Hospital cuts clinical query time with Genie</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <DIV style="height: 1px; background-color: #eeede9; opacity: 0.15; margin: 25px 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.41.32 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30263iF2DB0C512C6E6628/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.41.32 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.41.32 PM.png" /></span><BR /><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">● CUstomers</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/genie-hub/announcement-how-databricks-genie-code-automated-90-of-data/td-p/166069" target="_self">How Databricks Genie Code Automated 90% of Data Ingestion for a Major Railroad</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <DIV style="height: 1px; background-color: #eeede9; opacity: 0.15; margin: 25px 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.39.03 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30262i09ED8E33F25A3713/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.39.03 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.39.03 PM.png" /></span><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">●&nbsp;Product Post</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/announcement-taking-auto-cdc-to-the-next-level-in-databricks/m-p/165900#M1012" target="_self">Announcement | Taking AUTO CDC to the Next Level in Databricks</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><LI-EMOJI src="https://community.databricks.com/✅" class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_check_mark:"></LI-EMOJI> Questions That Found Their <FONT color="#FF0000">Answer</FONT></H3> <DIV style="background-color: #f2faf5; border-left: 4px solid #1a8f4c; padding: 12px 25px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #dfeee4; border-right: 1px solid #dfeee4; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;"> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/auto-scd-api-tombstone-garbage-collection/m-p/165909#M55497" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auto SCD API Tombstone Garbage Collection</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/databricks-delta-tables-and-iceberg/m-p/165970#M55508" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Databricks delta tables and Iceberg</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/microsoft-fabric-one-and-databricks-unity-catalog-bidirectional/m-p/165986#M5529" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft Fabric One and Databricks Unity Catalog - Bidirectional Access Without Data Movement</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/generative-ai/bedrock-and-genie/m-p/166000#M2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bedrock and Genie</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/estimating-databricks-annual-implementation-and-licensing-costs/m-p/166012#M5532" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Estimating Databricks Annual Implementation and Licensing Costs in 2026</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P style="margin: 14px 0 0 6px; font-size: 13px; color: #0b2026; opacity: 0.6; font-style: italic;">A few highlights from all the questions that got resolved this week:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <P style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #0b2026;"><STRONG>See You Out There <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sparkles:">✨</LI-EMOJI> </STRONG></P> <P style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #0b2026;">Thanks for showing up, sharing, and helping each other out. That's what makes this place special.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌</LI-EMOJI></P> <P style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #0b2026;">See you next week!</P> </DIV> </DIV> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:22:28 GMT Advika 2026-08-25T17:22:28Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-august-17-23-2026/m-p/166442#M1026 <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 900px; margin: auto; color: #0b2026; line-height: 1.6;"> <DIV style="background-color: #0b2026; border-radius: 12px; padding: 35px; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: left; position: relative;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Untitled design (12).png" style="width: 248px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/25594i7FCB596E1C4E4F2F/image-dimensions/248x247?v=v2" width="248" height="247" role="button" title="Untitled design (12).png" alt="Untitled design (12).png" /></span> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The Weekly Digest • August 17 – 23</DIV> <H1 style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; color: #f9f7f4; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;">Community Pulse</H1> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 18px; color: #eeede9;">Big ideas, sharp answers, and the threads everyone's talking about. Let's dig in.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":link:">🔗</LI-EMOJI>&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":eye_in_speech_bubble:">👁️‍🗨</LI-EMOJI></P> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sports_medal:">🏅</LI-EMOJI><FONT face="helvetica" color="#000000"> This Week's <FONT color="#FF0000">Community</FONT> Stars<FONT color="#FF0000"><BR /></FONT></FONT></H3> <P style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px;">&nbsp; The folks who showed up, pitched in, and made it count this week&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:">😎</LI-EMOJI>:</P> <DIV style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 15px; margin-bottom: 30px;"> <DIV style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: #eeede9; padding: 10px 25px; border-radius: 50px; border: 1px solid #ff3621; min-width: 140px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(255,54,33,0.18);"><STRONG><a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/231077">@ShamenParis</a></STRONG></DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; 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font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-statement-in-dab-yaml-file-support/m-p/165774#M55482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">If statement in DAB YAML file support</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeede9;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</LI-EMOJI></SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/using-autoloader-with-multiple-object-types-in-load-path/m-p/166090#M55527" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Using autoloader with multiple object types in load path</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; 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font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":trophy:">🏆</LI-EMOJI>&nbsp;Ongoing Challenge • Don't Miss Out</DIV> <DIV style="color: #fff; font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 10px;">Databricks Community Contest: Genie-Powered App Challenge</DIV> <P style="color: #fff; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0 0 20px 0;">Build a Genie-powered app, show off what you create, and compete with builders across the community.</P> <A class="in-cell-link" style="display: inline-block; background: #fff; color: #ff3621; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; padding: 11px 26px; border-radius: 24px;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/learning-events/databricks-community-contest-genie-powered-app-challenge/ev-p/165825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Join the Challenge&nbsp;→</A></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; 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background-color: #eeede9; opacity: 0.15; margin: 25px 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.37.38 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30261iAC9E32D8107E2943/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.37.38 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.37.38 PM.png" /></span><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">●&nbsp;Customer Story</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/customer-story-albert-einstein-hospital-cuts-clinical-query-time/m-p/165813#M1010" target="_self">CUSTOMER STORY | Albert Einstein Hospital cuts clinical query time with Genie</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <DIV style="height: 1px; background-color: #eeede9; opacity: 0.15; margin: 25px 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.41.32 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30263iF2DB0C512C6E6628/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.41.32 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.41.32 PM.png" /></span><BR /><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">● CUstomers</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/genie-hub/announcement-how-databricks-genie-code-automated-90-of-data/td-p/166069" target="_self">How Databricks Genie Code Automated 90% of Data Ingestion for a Major Railroad</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <DIV style="height: 1px; background-color: #eeede9; opacity: 0.15; margin: 25px 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="130" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 130px; padding-right: 24px;"> <DIV style="width: 130px; height: 75px; background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,54,33,0.25); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); text-align: center;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.39.03 PM.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/30262i09ED8E33F25A3713/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.39.03 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 10.39.03 PM.png" /></span><!-- ADD IMAGE --></DIV> </TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; vertical-align: middle;"> <DIV style="color: #ff3621; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 8px;">●&nbsp;Product Post</DIV> <P style="margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #f9f7f4; text-decoration: none;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/announcement-taking-auto-cdc-to-the-next-level-in-databricks/m-p/165900#M1012" target="_self">Announcement | Taking AUTO CDC to the Next Level in Databricks</A></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #0b2026; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><LI-EMOJI src="https://community.databricks.com/✅" class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_check_mark:"></LI-EMOJI> Questions That Found Their <FONT color="#FF0000">Answer</FONT></H3> <DIV style="background-color: #f2faf5; border-left: 4px solid #1a8f4c; padding: 12px 25px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #dfeee4; border-right: 1px solid #dfeee4; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;"> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/auto-scd-api-tombstone-garbage-collection/m-p/165909#M55497" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auto SCD API Tombstone Garbage Collection</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/databricks-delta-tables-and-iceberg/m-p/165970#M55508" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Databricks delta tables and Iceberg</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/microsoft-fabric-one-and-databricks-unity-catalog-bidirectional/m-p/165986#M5529" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft Fabric One and Databricks Unity Catalog - Bidirectional Access Without Data Movement</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #dfeee4;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/generative-ai/bedrock-and-genie/m-p/166000#M2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bedrock and Genie</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="18" valign="top" style="border: none; width: 18px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><SPAN>✔</SPAN></TD> <TD valign="middle" style="border: none; padding: 8px 0 8px 2px;"><A class="in-cell-link" style="color: #0b2026; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/estimating-databricks-annual-implementation-and-licensing-costs/m-p/166012#M5532" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Estimating Databricks Annual Implementation and Licensing Costs in 2026</A></TD> <TD width="20" valign="middle" style="border: none; width: 20px; text-align: right; padding: 8px 0;"><SPAN>↗</SPAN></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P style="margin: 14px 0 0 6px; font-size: 13px; color: #0b2026; opacity: 0.6; font-style: italic;">A few highlights from all the questions that got resolved this week:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;"> <DIV style="width: 36px; height: 5px; background-color: #ff3621; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="flex-grow: 1; height: 2px; background-color: #eeede9; margin-left: 12px; border-radius: 4px;">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <P style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #0b2026;"><STRONG>See You Out There <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sparkles:">✨</LI-EMOJI> </STRONG></P> <P style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #0b2026;">Thanks for showing up, sharing, and helping each other out. That's what makes this place special.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌</LI-EMOJI></P> <P style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #0b2026;">See you next week!</P> </DIV> </DIV> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:22:28 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-august-17-23-2026/m-p/166442#M1026 Advika 2026-08-25T17:22:28Z