topic 🚀 Weekly Delta (24-30 September): A Look Back at This Week’s Top Community Highlights! in Announcements https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133469#M361 <P data-start="138" data-end="283">This week, the Databricks Community came together to share insights, solve challenges, and publish new articles that push knowledge forward <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":rocket:">🚀</span></P> <P data-start="285" data-end="338"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":blue_book:">📘</span> <STRONG data-start="288" data-end="336">Fresh Community Articles &amp; Knowledge Sharing</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI data-start="341" data-end="441"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/9-powerful-spark-optimization-techniques-in-databricks-with-real/m-p/132925#M691" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="341" data-end="418">9 Powerful Spark Optimization Techniques in Databricks (With Real Examples)</EM>&nbsp;</A></LI> <LI data-start="444" data-end="556"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/episode-2-reading-excel-files-learning-databricks-one-brick-at-a/m-p/133192#M698" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="444" data-end="533">(Episode 2) Reading Excel Files – Learning Databricks One Brick at a Time, Free Edition</EM> </A></LI> <LI data-start="444" data-end="556"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/semantic-modelling-and-data-products-using-agent/m-p/133111#M49727" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="559" data-end="609">Semantic Modelling and Data Products using Agent</EM>&nbsp;</A></LI> <LI data-start="635" data-end="721"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/data-quality-at-scale-my-experience-using-databricks-and-aws/m-p/133056#M49712" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="635" data-end="698">Data Quality at Scale: My Experience Using Databricks and AWS</EM>&nbsp;</A></LI> </UL> <P data-start="957" data-end="1006"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":light_bulb:">💡</span> <STRONG data-start="960" data-end="1004">Highlighted Discussions &amp; Best Practices</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI data-start="1009" data-end="1077"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/databricks-usage-dashboard-tagging-networking-costs/m-p/133037#M4099" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Best practices for <EM data-start="1028" data-end="1056">Databricks Usage Dashboard</EM> with cost tagging.</A></LI> <LI data-start="1080" data-end="1149"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/uidance-required-for-informatica-to-databricks-workflow/m-p/125393#M47439" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guidance on <EM data-start="1092" data-end="1146">Informatica → Databricks workflow migration using AI</EM>.</A></LI> <LI data-start="1152" data-end="1280"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unexpected-schema-id-folder-creation-in-unity-catalog-external/m-p/124295#M47154" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detailed explanations on <EM data-start="1177" data-end="1232">unexpected schema ID folder creation in Unity Catalog</EM> and <EM data-start="1237" data-end="1277">dashboard choropleth map with geometry</EM>.</A></LI> <LI data-start="1283" data-end="1379"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/autoloader-file-notification-mode/m-p/133090" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discussions on <EM data-start="1298" data-end="1336">invoking the Databricks AI Assistant</EM> and <EM data-start="1341" data-end="1376">Autoloader file notification mode</EM>.</A></LI> </UL> <P data-start="1381" data-end="1433"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:">✅</span> <STRONG data-start="1383" data-end="1419">30+ questions resolved this week</STRONG>, including:</P> <UL> <LI data-start="1539" data-end="1590">Differences in Power BI vs ADF refresh histories.</LI> <LI data-start="1593" data-end="1654">Serverless compute challenges with <EM data-start="1628" data-end="1651">KolmogorovSmirnovTest</EM>.</LI> <LI data-start="1657" data-end="1707">Lakehouse monitoring dashboards showing no data.</LI> <LI data-start="1710" data-end="1751">Terraform deployment failures in Azure.</LI> <LI data-start="1754" data-end="1821">Hive <EM data-start="1759" data-end="1774">MetaException</EM> errors and JDBC schema call troubleshooting.</LI> <LI data-start="1824" data-end="1883">ACLs on jobs, job clusters, and metastore best practices.</LI> </UL> <P data-start="1941" data-end="2241">A huge <STRONG data-start="1951" data-end="1989">thank you to all community members</STRONG> for your active participation, problem-solving, and thought leadership this week. Your questions, answers, and shared experiences make the Databricks Community stronger every day. Keep contributing, keep learning, and see you in next week’s roundup!</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:23:53 GMT Sujitha 2025-10-01T14:23:53Z 🚀 Weekly Delta (24-30 September): A Look Back at This Week’s Top Community Highlights! https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133469#M361 <P data-start="138" data-end="283">This week, the Databricks Community came together to share insights, solve challenges, and publish new articles that push knowledge forward <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":rocket:">🚀</span></P> <P data-start="285" data-end="338"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":blue_book:">📘</span> <STRONG data-start="288" data-end="336">Fresh Community Articles &amp; Knowledge Sharing</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI data-start="341" data-end="441"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/9-powerful-spark-optimization-techniques-in-databricks-with-real/m-p/132925#M691" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="341" data-end="418">9 Powerful Spark Optimization Techniques in Databricks (With Real Examples)</EM>&nbsp;</A></LI> <LI data-start="444" data-end="556"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/episode-2-reading-excel-files-learning-databricks-one-brick-at-a/m-p/133192#M698" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="444" data-end="533">(Episode 2) Reading Excel Files – Learning Databricks One Brick at a Time, Free Edition</EM> </A></LI> <LI data-start="444" data-end="556"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/semantic-modelling-and-data-products-using-agent/m-p/133111#M49727" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="559" data-end="609">Semantic Modelling and Data Products using Agent</EM>&nbsp;</A></LI> <LI data-start="635" data-end="721"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/data-quality-at-scale-my-experience-using-databricks-and-aws/m-p/133056#M49712" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><EM data-start="635" data-end="698">Data Quality at Scale: My Experience Using Databricks and AWS</EM>&nbsp;</A></LI> </UL> <P data-start="957" data-end="1006"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":light_bulb:">💡</span> <STRONG data-start="960" data-end="1004">Highlighted Discussions &amp; Best Practices</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI data-start="1009" data-end="1077"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/databricks-usage-dashboard-tagging-networking-costs/m-p/133037#M4099" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Best practices for <EM data-start="1028" data-end="1056">Databricks Usage Dashboard</EM> with cost tagging.</A></LI> <LI data-start="1080" data-end="1149"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/uidance-required-for-informatica-to-databricks-workflow/m-p/125393#M47439" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guidance on <EM data-start="1092" data-end="1146">Informatica → Databricks workflow migration using AI</EM>.</A></LI> <LI data-start="1152" data-end="1280"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unexpected-schema-id-folder-creation-in-unity-catalog-external/m-p/124295#M47154" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detailed explanations on <EM data-start="1177" data-end="1232">unexpected schema ID folder creation in Unity Catalog</EM> and <EM data-start="1237" data-end="1277">dashboard choropleth map with geometry</EM>.</A></LI> <LI data-start="1283" data-end="1379"><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/autoloader-file-notification-mode/m-p/133090" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discussions on <EM data-start="1298" data-end="1336">invoking the Databricks AI Assistant</EM> and <EM data-start="1341" data-end="1376">Autoloader file notification mode</EM>.</A></LI> </UL> <P data-start="1381" data-end="1433"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:">✅</span> <STRONG data-start="1383" data-end="1419">30+ questions resolved this week</STRONG>, including:</P> <UL> <LI data-start="1539" data-end="1590">Differences in Power BI vs ADF refresh histories.</LI> <LI data-start="1593" data-end="1654">Serverless compute challenges with <EM data-start="1628" data-end="1651">KolmogorovSmirnovTest</EM>.</LI> <LI data-start="1657" data-end="1707">Lakehouse monitoring dashboards showing no data.</LI> <LI data-start="1710" data-end="1751">Terraform deployment failures in Azure.</LI> <LI data-start="1754" data-end="1821">Hive <EM data-start="1759" data-end="1774">MetaException</EM> errors and JDBC schema call troubleshooting.</LI> <LI data-start="1824" data-end="1883">ACLs on jobs, job clusters, and metastore best practices.</LI> </UL> <P data-start="1941" data-end="2241">A huge <STRONG data-start="1951" data-end="1989">thank you to all community members</STRONG> for your active participation, problem-solving, and thought leadership this week. Your questions, answers, and shared experiences make the Databricks Community stronger every day. Keep contributing, keep learning, and see you in next week’s roundup!</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:23:53 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133469#M361 Sujitha 2025-10-01T14:23:53Z Re: 🚀 Weekly Delta (24-30 September): A Look Back at This Week’s Top Community Highlights! https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133472#M362 <P>Great work everyone!</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:38:14 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133472#M362 Khaja_Zaffer 2025-10-01T14:38:14Z Re: 🚀 Weekly Delta (24-30 September): A Look Back at This Week’s Top Community Highlights! https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133482#M363 <P>Kudos to our community, really good job! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:38:59 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133482#M363 szymon_dybczak 2025-10-01T16:38:59Z Re: 🚀 Weekly Delta (24-30 September): A Look Back at This Week’s Top Community Highlights! https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133523#M364 <P>Massive well done to everyone for their efforts!<BR /><BR />My reaction when I see that my blog made it into the highlights:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BbBabyGIF.gif" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/20346i24643D5E8C75C03D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BbBabyGIF.gif" alt="BbBabyGIF.gif" /></span><BR /><BR />All the best,<BR />BS</P> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:41:20 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/weekly-delta-24-30-september-a-look-back-at-this-week-s-top/m-p/133523#M364 BS_THE_ANALYST 2025-10-02T08:41:20Z