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jsperson
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Resolved! Can't Access Labs

I have a new subscription to the labs and am enrolled in a labs enabled course (Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect). Nowhere can I find a link to access the lab material. The course looks identical to the free version. The screens in the "Accessing...

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jsperson
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Thank you for the response! Here's a bit more to hopefully help out future folks.The following is not currently accurately described in the "Accessing Vocareum Labs in Your Training" lesson.When enrolled in a Lab course (typically indicated by a red ...

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2025 Data + AI World Tour Atlanta

Attending how to build Intelligent Agents at Databricks Data+AI World Tour 2025#Databricks #Data+AI #DatabricksWorldTour

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Theresa-Xorbix
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Wisconsin Databricks User Group: Win Governance and Sharing with Unity Catalog and Mosaic AI

In-Person RegistrationVirtual RegistrationFeatured SpeakersKiran BandreddiDatabricks – Solution ArchitectUnlocking Secure Collaboration with Unity CatalogGovernance is no longer just about locking things down – it’s about enabling secure, governed ac...

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kunalsinghania
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AWS Platform Architect Badge

Hi All,I am unable to access to this course. 

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RamaSubbaReddy
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Resolved! Missed the certification exam schedule - Reschedule is required

Hi Team, @data_help @helpdesk I have missed the certification exam schedule. I thought it is 2PM instead of 2AM. Is there a possibility this can be reschedule to today anytime or tomorrow?Thanks in advance for your comments.Regards,Rama

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xuanmitang
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Hi Team, @data_help @helpdesk I had registered for the Databricks data engineer associate certification exam.I have missed the certification exam schedule, by mistake I choose Sep 24 instead of Sep 30. And I thought I chose for Sep 30.  Is there a po...

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Cert-Team
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Suspended Exam? Don't worry! Our support team can help!

Taking exams is so stressful already, and if your exam gets suspended it is extra stressful. Don't worry! Our support team is awesome and will help you get back on track. The most important step is to file a ticket in our Help Center. Be sure to inc...

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ari17
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Hi Team @Cert-Team ,I have faced the issue of exam suspension of Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate because of some eye movement.I showed them my entire room and everything and they said it was alright but told me about suspension without j...

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matte_kapa_bul
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I made an AI assistant for Databricks docs, let me know what you think!

Hello members of the Databricks community!I built this Ask AI chatbot/widget where I gave a custom LLM access to some of Databricks' docs to help answer technical questions for people using Databricks. I tried it on a couple of questions that resembl...

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WiliamRosa
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Hi @matte_kapa_bul , how are you doing?First of all, congratulations on the initiative. I’ve tried to do something similar myself, and it’s very useful for locating documentation, but it doesn’t end up being very effective in solving some issues repo...

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masab019
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Got No such file or directory error while serving the endpoint

Hello Everyone!I'm using Databricks for my MLOps learning, and I'm following the tutorial, and I got an error while serving the endpoint. I need help in this.Problem Overview:I have created a basic LightGBM model and logged it in the Unity Catalog. T...

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masab019
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To give you a quick recap, I’ve consolidated the code into a single file for clarity. Using the Iris dataset as an example, I first create a basic model with the scikit-learn flavor. Then, I create a PyFunc wrapper from the registered model and, fina...

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tech07
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My exam got auto-suspneded during Launch - Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate

Hi Team,My exam got suspended during camera check while Launching the exam on 28th September, 2025. I filled up the form and reached out to the support team. Today, after more than 2 days, I have received email saying that exam was suspended due to n...

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tech07
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Yes, I raised the ticket using the above link regarding my exam suspension. The response mentioned that the Respondus software detected malware related to remote access on my device. However, I do not have any such software installed on my MacBook, s...

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Addressing Memory Constraints in Scaling XGBoost and LGBM: A Comprehensive Approach for High-Volume

Scaling XGBoost and LightGBM models to handle exceptionally large datasets—those comprising billions to tens of billions of rows—presents a formidable computational challenge, particularly when constrained by the limitations of in-memory processing o...

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jamesl
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Hi @fiverrpromotion, As you mention, scaling XGBoost and LightGBM for massive datasets has its challenges, especially when trying to preserve critical training capabilities such as early stopping and handling of sparse features / high-cardinality cat...

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JavierS
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Problem with ray train and Databricks Notebook (Strange dbutils error)

Hi everyone,I'm running some code to train a multimodal Hugging Face model with SFTTrainer and TorchTrainer to use all GPU workers. When trying to execute trainer.fit() it gives me a dbutils serialization error,even I am not using dbutils directly in...

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sarahbhord
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JavierS -  The dbutils serialization error occurs in your code because dbutils is only available on the Databricks driver node and cannot be pickled or transferred to Spark or Ray worker nodes. This error can appear even if your code doesn't directly...

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AKUMAR_DEngg
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Passedd the DBX Associate Engineer Exam. Not yet received certificate

DBX Certification Department, Hello Team,I cleared my certification exam, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate on March 01, 2025.  Still have not received the certificate, more than 48hrs now. Can I please get an update on when I should recei...

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Advika
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Hello @AKUMAR_DEngg! Could you please check your spam or junk folder? It is possible the Certification email may have been routed there.Since it has been over 48 hours, we recommend that you submit a ticket with the Databricks Support team.

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Remy
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Questions about the Knowledge Assistant during agentBrick

hello.I'm testing agentBricks right now. As I'm testing, I have a few questions that I'd like to ask.1) Is it possible to input the schema in a format with input and output?2) In the free trial, when I create a vector search index and utilize it as a...

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Martser
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Did you ever figure this out? Also running intoVector index type DIRECT_ACCESS is not supported for this workspace.

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JaydeepKhatri
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Using merge Schema with spark.read.csv for inconsistent schemas

The Problem:A common data engineering challenge is reading a directory of CSV files where the schemas are inconsistent. For example, some files might have columns in a different order, or be missing certain columns altogether. The standard behavior o...

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BigRoux
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  Hey @JaydeepKhatri  here are some helpful points to consider: Is this an officially supported, enhanced feature of the Databricks CSV reader? Based on internal research, this appears to be an undocumented “feature” of Spark running on Databricks. ...

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mohan6
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Exam Suspended

Hi @Cert-Team/support team My Associate Data Engineer exam was scheduled to start at 3:15 PM. After about 30 minutes, I faced multiple interruptions and challenges while attempting my certification.The exam got paused due to a video issue, and It was...

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cert-ops
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Hello @mohan6 ,Thank you for filing a ticket with our support team, Support team will respond shortly. Please note that we cannot provide support or handle exam suspensions via community.Thanks & Regards,@cert-ops

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