Hi there

It seems there are many different ways to store / manage data in Databricks.

This is the Data asset in Databricks:

However data can also be stored (hyperlinks included to relevant pages):

• in a Lakehouse
• in Delta Lake
• on Azure Blob storage
• in the Databricks File System (DBFS)
• in the Hive Metastore (Legacy - no longer recommended?)
• with Unity Catalogue

How can a new user make sense of all of these options and know how to proceed? What is the Data asset in Databricks (see screenshot) and how does it relate to the other options I have listed. Looking for the recommended way of data storage and access.

Thank you very much in advance.