Unity catalog - external table and managed table

[Hemendra_Singh]

do the external tables which we create or manage through unity catalog supports acid properties and time traveling, and if we go for the performance issue which is more faster to query and why ?

[Kaniz · Accepted solution]

Hi @Hilium, External tables in the Unity Catalog reference an external storage path. They are used when you require direct access to the data outside of Azure Databricks clusters or Dat.... However, the ACID properties and time-travelling features are not explicitly mentioned in the contex....

For best practices when using Unity Catalog, you might want to refer to the official documentation.