topic Re: New To Databricks in Databricks Free Edition Help https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/120990#M279 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/167261">@Mahalakshmi1488</a>&nbsp;,<BR />Here's a beginner-friendly roadmap to help you get started with learning Databricks from scratch :</P><OL><LI><P><STRONG>Start with Databricks Community Edition</STRONG> – It’s free and beginner-friendly.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Learn the UI</STRONG> – Explore Notebooks, Clusters, DBFS (file storage), and Jobs.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Get hands-on with PySpark</STRONG> – Practice basic transformations and RDD/DataFrame operations.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Use Spark SQL</STRONG> – Write SQL queries and explore structured data easily.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Explore Delta Lake</STRONG> – Understand versioned tables, time travel, and Lakehouse architecture.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Build Simple ETL Pipelines</STRONG> – Ingest, transform, and automate with Jobs.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Leverage Databricks Academy</STRONG> – Free learning tracks for Data Analyst &amp; Data Engineer roles.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Try Dashboards + MLflow</STRONG> – For analytics and machine learning as you grow.</P></LI></OL><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:15:08 GMT intuz 2025-06-05T05:15:08Z New To Databricks https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/120975#M278 <P>Hello Community!!!,</P><P>Im new to Databricks would like to start from scratch can anyone guide me from where to start</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:50:43 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/120975#M278 Mahalakshmi1488 2025-06-05T02:50:43Z Re: New To Databricks https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/120990#M279 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/167261">@Mahalakshmi1488</a>&nbsp;,<BR />Here's a beginner-friendly roadmap to help you get started with learning Databricks from scratch :</P><OL><LI><P><STRONG>Start with Databricks Community Edition</STRONG> – It’s free and beginner-friendly.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Learn the UI</STRONG> – Explore Notebooks, Clusters, DBFS (file storage), and Jobs.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Get hands-on with PySpark</STRONG> – Practice basic transformations and RDD/DataFrame operations.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Use Spark SQL</STRONG> – Write SQL queries and explore structured data easily.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Explore Delta Lake</STRONG> – Understand versioned tables, time travel, and Lakehouse architecture.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Build Simple ETL Pipelines</STRONG> – Ingest, transform, and automate with Jobs.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Leverage Databricks Academy</STRONG> – Free learning tracks for Data Analyst &amp; Data Engineer roles.</P></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Try Dashboards + MLflow</STRONG> – For analytics and machine learning as you grow.</P></LI></OL><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:15:08 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/120990#M279 intuz 2025-06-05T05:15:08Z Re: New To Databricks https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/123375#M331 <P>do we have any step by step lab practice to explore the Data bricks.like github or something</P> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 02:55:07 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/123375#M331 Mahalakshmi1488 2025-07-01T02:55:07Z Re: New To Databricks https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/123380#M332 <H4>Hi,</H4><H4>1. Create a Free Account</H4><H4>Start with the free Community Edition:&nbsp;<A href="https://community.cloud.databricks.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://community.cloud.databricks.com</A></H4><H4>2. <STRONG>Learn the Basics</STRONG></H4><UL><LI><P>What is Databricks?</P></LI><LI><P>How to use Notebooks</P></LI><LI><P>Create clusters and run code (SQL, Python)</P></LI></UL><P>Start here: <A href="https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/getting-started" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/getting-started</A></P><H4>3. <STRONG>Take Free Courses</STRONG></H4><P>Databricks Partner Academy (Free with sign-up):<BR /><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":link:">🔗</span><A href="https://partner-academy.databricks.com/learn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://partner-academy.databricks.com/learn</A>&nbsp;</P><H4>4. <STRONG>Go for Certification</STRONG></H4><P><STRONG>Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Great for beginners</P></LI><LI><P>Covers Spark, ETL, Delta Lake</P></LI><LI><P>Official Info <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_right:">👉</span>&nbsp;<A href="https://www.databricks.com/learn/certification/data-engineer-associate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.databricks.com/learn/certification/data-engineer-associate</A></P></LI></UL> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:05:14 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/new-to-databricks/m-p/123380#M332 intuz 2025-07-01T05:05:14Z