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bizkit
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Databricks free edition serverless compute not starting

Free edition keeps giving following error for serverless compute and SQL warehouse  

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bizkit
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@szymon_dybczak @WiliamRosa  so how do we go about fixing the issue ? DO i need to do something from my side?

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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Study Groups / Study Space

Hi everyone, Not sure how practical this idea is to implement but I'd love to have a space / area where there's voice channels. It could be something like an "Official Databricks Community" Discord? Alternatively, it could be something that the websi...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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@szymon_dybczak I agree, you raise valid points. @TheOC I want more human interaction on the forums too, yes. There are a lot of LLM responses. I think using LLMs to inform our responses is good, of course. Copying and pasting the LLM response isn't....

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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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Achintya83
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Hello @cert-ops My Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional exam (scheduled on September 6, 2025, 16:15 PM EST) was suspended after being paused several times. First of all, it took almost 20 minutes to take my photo after contacting the Kryte...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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(Speedrun / Weekend Session) | Databricks Data Engineering Associate Certification

Hi guys, 15 days ago, I posted that I passed the Data Analyst cert: https://community.databricks.com/t5/community-articles/zero-to-hero-data-analysis-certification/m-p/130951#M651. Since then, I've only managed to study the first week of the content ...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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I massively underestimated Week 3's content . Just got this one ticked off now, so I'll finish off week 4 throughout this week. Not as much as a "speedrun" as I anticipated. The week 3 content consisted of "Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Declarat...

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giuseppe_esq
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Error when executing spark.readStream Script

Hi all,When I try to execute the script (as per the screenshot below), in a Notebook cell, I get an error message.  I am using Databricks Free Edition, and am not sure if the error relates to the compute cluster that I am using?Any guidance would be ...

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Sidhant07
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Hi @giuseppe_esq , Can you please share the DBR version, cluster configurations and log4 file containing the error stact trace to further review?

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giuseppe_esq
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Resolved! Error when trying to Create a STREAMING TABLE using Databricks SQL

Hi all,I am currently using the Databricks Free Edition, and trying to create a streaming table, using the following SQL script:%sqlCREATE OR REFRESH STREAMING TABLE sql_csv_autoloaderSCHEDULE EVERY 1 WEEKASSELECT *FROM STREAM read_files(  '/Volumes/...

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WayneRevenite
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Yes - I was able to do it no problem on Free, with the exact steps above, using the default supplied compute.

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DanielW
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Resolved! Writing to data to a .csv file ( in the Databricks free edition)

 I have been testing out a notebook. Is is possible to write any tabular outputs to a .csv file and if so would this be the filesystem or an S3 bucket.I get errrors when I try either approaches with the snippet below.#sort by match date to get the mo...

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DanielW
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Hi @ilir_nuredini ,Thanks very much for the advice as this really helped esp DFS not available on the free edtions.I ran into an errror and   I realised I needed to create a volume and schema first. So with with a little help from the AI assistant, -...

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CT123456
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Access S3 Tables from Databricks

Hi, When I was looking for how to access S3 Tables from Databricks, I came across this AWS blog post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/access-amazon-s3-iceberg-tables-from-databricks-using-aws-glue-iceberg-rest-catalog-in-amazon-sagemaker-lakeho...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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Hi @zhouhaijia, Are you trying to access S3? What are you looking to solve in particular? All the best,BS

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SHRIEENIDHI
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Resolved! Databricks Exam got suspended

Hi, On 23july , today, I've started my Databricks Data Engineer Associate Certification and after few minutes started, I was paused to verify with customer support and they verified the room and informed that my exam is suspended. I 've no idea why i...

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SHRIEENIDHI
New Contributor III
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Hi, Yes. Re-scheduled and completed successfully.

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nayan_wylde
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Gen Ai certification

I am planning to take the Gen AI certification. Any tips and guides to prepare for it.

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ilir_nuredini
Honored Contributor
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Hello @nayan_wylde ,Here are some tips that you can follow:1. Watch the Generative AI trainings in Databricks Academy2. Watch the certification overview on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE0CvLjcZQ83. Go through the Generative AI fundamental...

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TAdiwal
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Databricks free trial model serving error

I have started a free trial and was trying to play around the AI models. When trying to serve the model, its giving me the below error - "Endpoint creation with provisioned throughput is not supported for your workspace."Do we know why this error is ...

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Advika
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Hello @TAdiwal! Provisioned throughput endpoints aren’t supported in the trial workspace. To use this feature, you would need to upgrade to a paid plan.

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Manila
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Resolved! How to access lab through partner databricks academy

Hi , I am able to login through partner-databricks-academy but not able to see any option for accessing the lab. please guide.

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sampmann2
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Thank you @Advika I could see Lab after enrolling in an e-learning course. However, the lab was confined to the course. I am currently doing the "Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect" course that mentions a lab, but I don't see a way to access it. Ca...

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ramyc
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Exam got suspended

Dear Databricks Support Team,Today, I attempted the Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate certification exam, but unfortunately, the exam was suspended within 10 minutes after starting due to environmental and behavioral issues.I kind...

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TheOC
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hey @ramyc I would recommend the following thread in this circumstance:https://community.databricks.com/t5/certifications/suspended-exam-don-t-worry-our-support-team-can-help/td-p/44469I hope this helps!

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rupiniravi
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Databricks data engineer professional exam guide page throwing error.

Could someone help with current version and any update on when it's gonna change   

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szymon_dybczak
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Hi @rupiniravi ,Here's an exam guide for a current version:https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2025-09/interim-databricks-certified-data-engineer-professional-september-2025-exam-guide.pdfAnd here you will always finds up to date informati...

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Sabyasachi21tcs
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Wrong selection of exam- Certified Data Analyst Associate to Databricks Certified Engineer Asso.

Hi Databricks team,I have registered for certification on Aug 31st for the Exam Date – September 6th 2025 IST.Unfortunately, I realized later that I opted out Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate instead of the Databricks Certified Data Engine...

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Khaja_Zaffer
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Hello @Sabyasachi21tcs Fristly congratulations on getting picked up for the exam and sorry for choosing the wrong exam.if you mailed them, expect a response but if you havent mailed them then, alternatively you can raise a ticket Please submit a tick...

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