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No, it is not possible to disable Photon for Databricks Serverless SQL Warehouses.
Why Photon Cannot Be Disabled:
Photon is always enabled on Serverless SQL Warehouses as part of Databricksโ architecture.
Serverless SQL is built on Photon to ensure high performance and cost efficiency, and users cannot configure or disable it.
Unlike classic or pro SQL warehouses(Use a Pro or Classic SQL Warehouse (not serverless)), where you can choose compute settings, serverless handles infrastructure automaticallyโincluding the Photon engine.
Photon Enable/Disable only available with compute not with SQL DataWarehouse.
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