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    <title>topic Re: 🌟 Community Pulse: Your Weekly Roundup! December 22, 2025 – January 04, 2026 in Announcements</title>
    <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143141#M502</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152834"&gt;@Advika&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:25:32 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Sanjeeb2024</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-01-07T07:25:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>🌟 Community Pulse: Your Weekly Roundup! December 22, 2025 – January 04, 2026</title>
      <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143125#M501</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;The calendar changed. The conversations didn’t.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;The year turned somewhere between a solved thread and a new question.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;No pause. No reset – just learning, continuing right where it left off.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;Here’s how it unfolded &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:"&gt;👇&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":speaker_high_volume:"&gt;🔊&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Voices That Moved the Conversation Forward&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Featuring members who moved conversations forward with clarity, curiosity, and the confidence to contribute – welcoming a few new names into the callout&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":party_popper:"&gt;🎉&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25346"&gt;@Hubert-Dudek&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;|&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/202219"&gt;@mukul1409&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/129689"&gt;@Sanjeeb2024&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;+&amp;nbsp;Top Brickster contributors:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/112558" target="_blank"&gt;@iyashk-DB&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/176516"&gt;@emma_s&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="2"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Note: Names are listed in no particular order.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG style="color: #1b3139; font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;FONT size="4" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:"&gt;🧠&amp;nbsp; Community Articles &amp;amp; Partner Blog&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:"&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;From new feature updates to practical walkthroughs and lessons learned, the articles bring a surge of knowledge worth exploring&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:"&gt;👇&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/flexible-node-types/td-p/142597" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Flexible Node Types&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/dabs-referencing-your-resources/td-p/142574" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;DABs: Referencing Your Resources&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/confluence-lakeflow-connector/td-p/142550" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Confluence Lakeflow Connector&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/partner-blog-zerobus-ingest-on-databricks/ba-p/142433" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;[PARTNER BLOG] Zerobus Ingest on Databricks&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":magnifying_glass_tilted_left:"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":magnifying_glass_tilted_left:"&gt;🔍&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;Key&amp;nbsp;Threads &amp;amp; Insights&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Highlights from the Discussions&lt;SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:"&gt;👇&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:"&gt;✅&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;Problems → Solved&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;FONT color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color="#000000"&gt;This is where learning turns into impact &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:"&gt;🙌&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P data-start="51" data-end="268"&gt;Every solved thread is more than a checkbox – it’s shared knowledge fueling thousands of brains. And it’s all possible because of you. This is what makes the Databricks Community truly special.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:"&gt;🙌&lt;/span&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Wishing you all a very happy 2026 &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_big_eyes:"&gt;😃&lt;/span&gt;! May this year supercharge your learning, spark new insights, and take our Community to the next level.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:"&gt;😎&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:05:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143125#M501</guid>
      <dc:creator>Advika</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-06T21:05:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 🌟 Community Pulse: Your Weekly Roundup! December 22, 2025 – January 04, 2026</title>
      <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143141#M502</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152834"&gt;@Advika&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:25:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143141#M502</guid>
      <dc:creator>Sanjeeb2024</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-07T07:25:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 🌟 Community Pulse: Your Weekly Roundup! December 22, 2025 – January 04, 2026</title>
      <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143272#M517</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152834"&gt;@Advika&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_heart_eyes:"&gt;😍&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:05:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143272#M517</guid>
      <dc:creator>mukul1409</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-08T04:05:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 🌟 Community Pulse: Your Weekly Roundup! December 22, 2025 – January 04, 2026</title>
      <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143668#M526</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Amazing week, kudos to the contributors!&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":clapping_hands:"&gt;👏&lt;/span&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152834"&gt;@Advika&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":victory_hand:"&gt;✌️&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-december-22-2025-january-04/m-p/143668#M526</guid>
      <dc:creator>Sumit_7</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-12T05:45:23Z</dc:date>
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