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MichTalebzadeh
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A handy tool called spark-column-analyser

I just wanted to share a tool I built called spark-column-analyzer. It's a Python package that helps you dig into your Spark DataFrames with ease.Ever spend ages figuring out what's going on in your columns? Like, how many null values are there, or h...

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MichTalebzadeh
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An example added to README in GitHubDoing analysis for column PostcodeJson formatted output{"Postcode": {"exists": true,"num_rows": 93348,"data_type": "string","null_count": 21921,"null_percentage": 23.48,"distinct_count": 38726,"distinct_percentage"...

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youssefmrini
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Schema evolution clause added to SQL merge syntax

You can now add the WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION clause to a SQL merge statement to enable schema evolution for the operation. For more information: https://docs.databricks.com/en/delta/update-schema.html#sql-evo   #Databricks

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Hubert-Dudek
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VariantType + Parse_json()

In Spark 4.0, there are no more data type mismatches when converting dynamic JSONs, as the new data type VariantType comes with a new function to parse JSONs. Stay tuned for 4.0 release.

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youssefmrini
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Type widening is in Public Preview

You can now enable type widening on tables backed by Delta Lake. Tables with type widening enabled allow changing the type of columns to a wider data type without rewriting underlying data files.   For more information:https://docs.databricks.co...

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Yassine_bens
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How to convert txt files to delta tables

Hello members of Databricks's comunity,I am currently working on a project where we collect data from machines, that data is in .txt format. The data is currently in an Azure container, I need to clean the files and convert them to delta tables, how ...

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feiyun0112
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https://docs.databricks.com/en/ingestion/add-data/upload-data.html 

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Hubert-Dudek
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RocksDB for storing state stream

Now, you can keep the state of stateful streaming in RocksDB. For example, retrieving keys from memory to check for duplicate records inside the watermark is now faster. #databricks

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legobricks
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Unable to mount GCS bucket with underscores in the name

I have two buckets with the same configurations and labels.One is named my-bucket and the other is my_bucket. I am able to mount my-bucket but get an opaque error message when trying to mount my_bucket. Is this known/expected behavior? Are underscore...

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NandiniN
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Hi @legobricks , Curious on the error that you are getting. However, for GCS - https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/buckets#naming I do see underscores are allowed but there is also a note below: You can use a bucket name in a DNS record as part of ...

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MichTalebzadeh
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Financial Crime detection with the help of Apache Spark, Data Mesh and Data Lake

For those interested in Data Mesh and Data Lakes for FinCrime detection:Data mesh is a relatively new architectural concept for data management that emphasizes domain-driven data ownership and self-service data availability. It promotes the decentral...

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Hp3
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Hiring Databricks Data Architect roles

Hi,I am a recruiter and I am looking for places to post some data bricks I have coming out. I have several fully remote, high-level data databricks, architect roles. Of course I will post to LinkedIn, but I was just curious if there are any other pla...

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Ajay-Pandey
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Databricks Notebook Workflow

Exciting news for Databricks users! The ability to view job details within the notebook workflow section, particularly for multithreaded jobs, is available now. Instead of manually inspecting each job for failures, this feature enables us to swiftly ...

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Lakshay
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Thank you for sharing

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Sujitha
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🌟 Welcome to the Knowledge Sharing Hub! 🌟

Are you passionate about sharing your discoveries and insights with the world? Look no further! Our Knowledge Sharing Hub is the perfect space for you to showcase your research and connect with like-minded individuals across the globe. Here's why you...

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Ajay-Pandey
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Great place to knowledge sharing and collaboration. 

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Hubert-Dudek
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Spot databricks VMs - eviction rates

Before using Spot machines in #databricks, it's a good idea to check their eviction rates in your region. Azure Resource Graph Explorer and that simple query will help. SpotResources | where type =~ 'microsoft.compute/skuspotevictionrate/location' ...

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jose_gonzalez
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Thank you for sharing this @Hubert-Dudek 

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data_turtle
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Feedback request for Gradient, a tool to help optimize and monitor jobs automatically

Hi Everyone,We built Gradient, a tool to automatically optimize and monitor Databricks jobs to hit your business objectives of cost or runtime.Gradient works by applying a reinforcement ML model to automatically learn and custom tune your jobs cluste...

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