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Notebook tags
Now you can also tag notebooks. Especially useful if you process any PII data. #databricks More news on https://databrickster.medium.com/
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Change Data Feed - ingestion test
AUTO CDC made me curious about one practical question: if Auto CDC is now one of the easiest ways to process CDF, is it also the cheapest? To answer that, I compared 3 approaches: - AUTO CDC pipeline (in standard and performance mode)- Spark Structur...
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Dashboards - ask Genie
We can ask Genie to explain the chart or its changes, such as spikes. There is a new button directly in the chart corner to start a conversation. more news https://databrickster.medium.com/
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Good one to share @Hubert-Dudek
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Data Quality Alerts
We can now define Data Quality Alerts and schedule them. We will be notified when an anomaly is detected. It was possible before, but required setting a custom query and using system tables. Additionally, SQL Alert is now a normal Lakeflow job task, ...
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Databricks One Account-level
There is a new account level, Databricks one. It includes all assets from all workspaces the user has access to in one place. It is available through https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net/one or https://accounts.cloud.databricks.com/one more news http...
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Quality monitoring improvements
Quality monitoring just got a big upgrade. Intuitive traffic lights make it easy to spot issues instantly, with detailed insights available on hover. Plus, a dedicated Quality tab and new checks (like null values) bring everything into one clear, act...
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How to Pass Terraform Outputs to Databricks’ DABS
There are more and more resources available in DABS, and I have to say, defining them is much nicer and easier to manage than in Terraform. We will continue using Terraform to deploy Azure or AWS resources, but we need to pass data from Terraform to ...
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Dynamic drop-down filter
A new dynamic drop-down filter is available for the SQL editor. It takes the first column from the other saved query we point to. https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-13-23-march-2026-to-29-march-2026-24f99a978752
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Lakewatch
Databricks is entering a new market: cybersecurity. It’s one of the fastest-growing markets, alongside AI. The choice was obvious; Databricks already has a strong foundation with agents and the Lakehouse architecture. Many companies are already stori...
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DABS and git branch
From DABS, you can pass a git branch. It is also a really useful best practice, as this way you define that only the given branch can be deployed to the target (e.g., main only to target prod, otherwise it will fail). #databricks https://databrickste...
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access token from entry_point VS SDK built-in authentication
Do not get the current access token from entry_point or variables. Databricks SDK has built-in authentication, which can be used even for REST API calls. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/just-because-you-can-do-it-in-databricks-doesnt-mea...
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Get job and other metadata from notebook
Do not use entry_point to get workspace_id, job_id, run_id, and other metadata. There is a ready, stable solution to do that. More good/bad practices on: https://www.sunnydata.ai/blog/databricks-multi-statement-transactions https://databrickster.medi...
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Databricks Assistant is now Genie Code
The biggest difference is that Genie is now aware of your data and file structure and can propose multiple enhancements to your files. Works excellently also with DABS. #databricks more news https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-...
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5X-Large
I'm the biggest, the best, better than the rest. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-12-16-march-2026-to-22-march-2026-c4a60b713f9e
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Databricks Asset Bundles is now Declarative Automation Bundles
Databricks Asset Bundles is now Declarative Automation Bundles. It is not only a name change. Now we can use the new direct engine, just specify the engine in the bundle. It is even possible to set a different engine per target and use the older styl...
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