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Resolved! 🚀 DataFrame Caching on Delta Tables - What if underlying data is updated?
Just published new video on Databricks Performance Series to try to clearly explain how DataFrame caching over Delta Tables behaves when updates on underlying table are performed. I came across this use case in my recent project and struggled a littl...
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Source Code with samples available at https://github.com/CafeConData/Spark-Caching-on-Delta-Tables
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🚀 Spark Caching vs Databricks Disk Caching
As promised @BS_THE_ANALYST , in this new video and summarized in post, I try to explain what Spark Caching and Databricks Disk Caching are and how Caching strategy can be leveraged by making these cool features work together: Spark Caching vs Databr...
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Parallel Model Training & Data Pipelines on Databricks (ForEach Tasks+ Asset Bundles + Pydantic)
As companies double down on machine learning (ML), one thing is obvious: a single model can’t solve every problem. Different datasets, different timelines, and different requirements make managing multiple models pretty tricky. And if you’ve ever wor...
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Resolved! Data Quality with PySpark and Great Expectations on Databricks
Data governance is one of the most important pillars in any modern architecture. When building pipelines that process data at scale, ensuring data quality is not just a best practice—it is a critical necessity.Tools like Great Expectations (GX) were ...
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Tracking Query History and Optimizing Queries in Databricks
Optimizing queries in Databricks isn’t just about adding indexes or tweaking SQL syntax — it’s about visibility. You can’t improve what you can’t measure. Fortunately, Databricks provides rich telemetry around query history that you can use to analyz...
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[Blog] Databricks Serverless vs Classic: Who Wins the Cost Sprint?
Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you a post I wrote on Medium a while ago — it’s still very useful if you want to understand how to properly calculate Databricks cluster costs and get a realistic view of the differences: Databricks Serverless vs C...
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Really interesting topic I'll take a look when possible Always interested in improving performance and saving cloud costs. Thanks for sharing.
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Resolved! 🚀 Boost Databricks Performance ✅ Lazy Evaluation and Spark DataFrame Caching ☕
Published new video in my recently created youtube channel about one of my favorite topics: performance. So, here is a new video whose goal is to explain clearly what lazy evaluation is and how to use caching to boost performance. https://studio.y...
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Not sure if previous link works fine, here is the correct one https://youtu.be/pLGAr1VXQSQ?si=QaKzaNfzrNl_0Tv9
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Resolved! Introduction to Databricks for Beginners Video
Here is the first episode in ENGLISH VERSION of a list of simple videos on Introduction to Databricks for beginners:Introduction to Databricks for Beginners - Episode 1 It contains previous and basic concepts to master before moving forward with Data...
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Hi @Coffee77 ,Thanks for sharing with us. It looks promising. Can't wait for another episode
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Resolved! Databricks for RAG: Build, Run, Evaluate
What is RAG?RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) on Databricks refers to building and running AI applications that combine:Retrieval systems (like vector databases or search over documents)Generative AI models (such as LLMs like GPT)within the Databr...
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Resolved! Databricks Machine Learning Professional Preparation
Recently I earned the Databricks Machine Learning Professional certification and wanted to share my study journey. Before the exam, I worked on a project as a data engineer alongside data scientists (ML models, LLMs, MLflow). That led me to build a p...
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Thanks a lot, my friend @BS_THE_ANALYST ! Really glad you found it useful . I’m sure when you dive into ML later this year, you’ll do awesome things with it. Appreciate the kind words about the project — means a lot! All the best to you too, and let’...
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Resolved! Introduction to Databricks 🇪🇸
Here is the first episode of a serie of simple videos on Introduction to Databricks for beginners :https://youtu.be/kvglz79Ob-M?si=KnyCH74_HQ8jiO7SIt contains previous and basic concepts to master before moving forward with Databricks.
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English version is ready : INTRODUCTION to DATABRICKS in English - Episode 1 ‌
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Databricks Free Edition: The Announcement from Data + AI Summit 2025
The Data + AI Summit 2025 delivered several groundbreaking announcements, but none were more democratizing than the launch of the new Databricks Free Edition. Announced alongside a massive $100 million investment in training, this new offering provid...
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Nicely outlined, @nayan_wylde!
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Databricks Community Edition Login - Sign Up/Sign In/Forgot Password
Sign Up Go to https://www.databricks.com/try-databricksFill in the 2 steps box on the right hand side Note - It is important to select the Personal use section in the above step. Sign In Enter your details here https://accounts.cloud.databricks.com/...
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Hi,I cannot signup to Community edition. When I try to sign up using this link https://www.databricks.com/try-databricks it first shows this pop up, non of these two options allows me to signup for community edition. I don't find option 'get started...
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Resolved! Generating a PostgreSQL Table Schema for ETL in Databricks
In a data migration project, I needed to generate the schema of a PostgreSQL table to use in my ETL process. I’d like to share the code snippet in case someone else needs it one day:from pyspark.sql import SparkSession import json import os from typi...
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Resolved! Automating Notebook Documentation in Databricks with LLMs
In one of my projects, I needed to generate structured documentation for an entire directory of Databricks notebooks.This solution uses the Databricks Workspace API together with a Serving Endpoint (LLM) to automatically create HTML documentation for...
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Suggestions are always welcome — I hope this helps anyone looking to automate notebook documentation in Databricks.
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