https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-january-26-february-01-2026/m-p/146781#M575 <P>What a week filled me so many MVP and insightful articles. Kudos to all the contributors<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":clapping_hands:">👏</span><BR />Thanks for this amazing board&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152834">@Advika</a>!</P> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:56:08 GMT Sumit_7 2026-02-04T06:56:08Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-january-26-february-01-2026/m-p/146779#M574 <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Screenshot 2025-11-07 at 8.12.47 PM.png" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/23350i54E2B4A5681744E6/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="Screenshot 2025-11-07 at 8.12.47 PM.png" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-07 at 8.12.47 PM.png" /></span></DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;"><STRONG><FONT size="4"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":rocket:">🚀</span>&nbsp;Every conversation pushed progress forward this week&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_forward_button:">⏩</span></FONT><BR /></STRONG><BR /><FONT size="4">Sharp discussions, standout content, and progress worth calling out.<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:">👇</span></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="background: #f5f7fa; padding: 8px; padding-top: 1.5px; border-radius: 4px;"> <H3><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":trophy:">🏆</span><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000">&nbsp; Contributors in the Spotlight</FONT></H3> <P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spotlight on the members who raised the bar<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</span>:</FONT></P> <P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<STRONG><a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22314">@saurabh18cs</a></STRONG><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/110502">@szymon_dybczak</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/202980">@pradeep_singh</a>&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;+ Top Brickster contributors:</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/34815">@Louis_Frolio</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/425">@MoJaMa</a>&nbsp;</FONT><BR /></STRONG></P> <P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><EM>Note: Names are listed in no particular order.</EM></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="background: #f5f7fa; padding: 8px; padding-top: 1.5px; border-radius: 4px;"> <H3><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":bookmark:">🔖</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Knowledge Worth Bookmarking</FONT></H3> <P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; From quick tips to deep dives – content that sparked learning and new perspectives:</FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <TABLE class="lia-align-left" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="text-align: center;"> <TD width="43.54295980511571%"><STRONG><FONT size="3" color="#000000">MVP Articles</FONT></STRONG></TD> <TD width="31.45704019488429%"><STRONG><FONT size="3" color="#000000">Community Articles</FONT></STRONG></TD> <TD width="25%"><STRONG><FONT size="3" color="#000000">DatabricksTV</FONT></STRONG></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="43.54295980511571%" style="padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;"> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><A class="in-cell-link" style="font-family: inherit;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/one-decision-that-shapes-your-databricks-platform-workspace-type/m-p/145804#M42" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Decision That Shapes Your Databricks Platform: Workspace Type</A></LI> </UL> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/why-govern-connect-share-create-is-actually-a-ux-upgrade/m-p/145808#M43" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why “Govern, Connect, Share, Create” Is Actually a UX Upgrade</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/%F0%9D%90%81%F0%9D%90%AE%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%A5%F0%9D%90%9D%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%A0-%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%A7-%F0%9D%90%84%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%9D-%F0%9D%90%AD%F0%9D%90%A8-%F0%9D%90%84%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%9D-%F0%9D%90%92%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%AD%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%A6%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%AD-%F0%9D%90%82%F0%9D%90%A5%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AC%F0%9D%90%AC%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%9F%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%AB/m-p/145446#M34" target="_blank" rel="noopener">𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><A class="in-cell-link" style="font-family: inherit;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/temp-tables/m-p/146000#M44" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Temp Tables</A></LI> </UL> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/time-zones-in-databricks/m-p/145692#M38" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Time Zones in Databricks</A></SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/databricks-knowledge-assistant-is-now-generally-available/m-p/146066#M48" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Databricks Knowledge Assistant is now Generally Available</A></SPAN><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><BR /></SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/not-a-new-feature-just-one-i-noticed-a-bit-late-in-databricks/m-p/146178#M50" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Not a new feature just one I noticed a bit late In Databricks, the ability to attach images and Url</A></SPAN><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><BR /></SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/temp-tables-sp/m-p/146333#M51" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Temp Tables + SP</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><A class="in-cell-link" style="font-family: inherit;" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/building-production-grade-agentic-ai-on-databricks/m-p/146352#M52" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Building Production-Grade Agentic AI on Databricks</A></LI> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/materialized-views-policies/m-p/146433#M53" target="_self"><SPAN data-sheets-root="1">Materialized Views' Policies</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/new-models/m-p/145285#M27" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New models</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/new-google-drive-connector-for-azure-databricks-seamless/m-p/145443#M32" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Google Drive Connector for Azure Databricks: Seamless Ingestion Just Got Real</A></SPAN></LI> </UL> </TD> <TD width="31.45704019488429%" style="padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;"> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/turning-databricks-into-an-ai-pair-programmer-with-claude/m-p/145761#M1590" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Databricks into an AI pair‑programmer with Claude‑powered coding agents</A></LI> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/hive-dark-metastore-azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement-is/m-p/145752#M979" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hive (Dark) Metastore — Azure Databricks Standard Tier Retirement is a great move</A></LI> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/new-feature-for-developer-productivity/m-p/146037#M985" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Feature for developer-productivity</A></LI> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/you-can-use-built-in-ai-functions-directly-in-databricks-sql/m-p/145591#M52539" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You can use built-in AI functions directly in Databricks SQL</A></LI> </UL> </TD> <TD width="25%" style="padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;"> <UL style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;"> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/databrickstv/zerobus-ingest-from-lakehouse-to-insights-now-demo-and-q-amp-a/ba-p/145831" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zerobus Ingest: From Lakehouse to Insights Now - Demo and Q&amp;A</A></LI> <LI><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/databrickstv/databricks-news-2026-week-4-19-january-2026-to-25-january-2026/ba-p/145545" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Databricks News: 2026 Week 4: 19 January 2026 to 25 January 2026</A></LI> </UL> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <UL> <LI style="list-style-type: none;">&nbsp;</LI> </UL> </DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="background: #f5f7fa; padding: 8px; padding-top: 1.5px; border-radius: 4px;"> <H3><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":speech_balloon:">💬</span>&nbsp;Discussions in the Spotlight</FONT></H3> <P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Threads packed with practical insights and real-world problem solving:</FONT><STRONG><BR /></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/the-best-way-to-write-and-debug-python-notebooks/m-p/145798#M52581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The best way to write and debug python notebooks</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-to-provide-env-variables-to-a-pipeline-task/m-p/145768#M52574" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to provide env variables to a pipeline task</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/simba-thriftextension-14-unexpected-response-from-server-during/m-p/146139#M11362" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[Simba][ThriftExtension] (14) Unexpected response from server during a HTTP connection: SSL_connect:</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-can-i-manage-the-code-on-using-a-spot-instance/m-p/145556#M52528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How can I manage the code on using a Spot Instance?</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/generative-ai/clouds-in-databricks/m-p/145413#M1583" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clouds in Databricks</A></SPAN></LI> </UL> </DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="background: #f5f7fa; padding: 8px; padding-top: 1.5px; border-radius: 4px;"> <H3><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":loudspeaker:">📢</span> Announcements</FONT></H3> <UL> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/documentation-update-19th-25th-january-2026/td-p/146100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Documentation Update | 19th - 25th January 2026</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/action-required-databricks-is-updating-the-tls-certificate/td-p/145986" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Action Required: Databricks Is Updating the TLS Certificate Authority for Public Certificates</A></SPAN></LI> <LI><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/with-databricks-agent-bricks-7-eleven-cuts-search-time-by-60-and/td-p/145689" target="_blank" rel="noopener">With Databricks Agent Bricks, 7‑Eleven Cuts Search Time by 60% and Improves First‑Time‑Fix Rates</A></SPAN></LI> </UL> </DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="background: #f5f7fa; padding: 8px; padding-top: 1.5px; border-radius: 4px;"> <H3><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":direct_hit:">🎯</span>&nbsp;Questions → Answers&nbsp;</FONT></H3> <P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;From Questions to Answers – This Week’s Resolved Posts:</FONT><STRONG><BR /></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>Unable to Create a pipeline in order to populate a table with Auto Loader</LI> <LI>How to pass a string as as parameter for EXECUTE IMMEDIATE?</LI> <LI>Non deterministic behavior from the cluster</LI> <LI>CSV Ingestion using Autoloader with single variant column</LI> <LI>Any open-source library or init script for exporting Databricks job metrics to Prometheus</LI> </UL> </DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7;"><STRONG>If you learned something, shared something, or solved something –&nbsp;you’re already part of it <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":handshake:">🤝</span>. Stay tuned for more&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌</span>.</STRONG></DIV> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:09:22 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-january-26-february-01-2026/m-p/146779#M574 Advika 2026-02-04T06:09:22Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-january-26-february-01-2026/m-p/146781#M575 <P>What a week filled me so many MVP and insightful articles. Kudos to all the contributors<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":clapping_hands:">👏</span><BR />Thanks for this amazing board&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/152834">@Advika</a>!</P> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:56:08 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/community-pulse-your-weekly-roundup-january-26-february-01-2026/m-p/146781#M575 Sumit_7 2026-02-04T06:56:08Z