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Resolved! Error in creating external iceberg table
I am new to Databrcicks and was trying to create an Iceberg table. I have configured the Credentials and External Location using the UI under Catalog > External Locations and Credentials. I am able to create a table by using the Browse feature.But wh...
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Thanks I am able to create a Lakehouse Federation and query the Snowflake catalog. So, if I create an Iceberg table in Databricks, one cannot access the path directly from else where like if I want to access it from Snowflake, right?
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Resolved! Ingesting data from APIs
Hi, I need to ingest some data available at API endpoint. I was thinking of this option - 1. make API call from Notebook and save data to ADLS2. use AutoLoader to load data from ADLS location. But then, i have some doubts - like I can directly write ...
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@Anonym40 - its generally a good idea to break the direct API calls to your rest of the data pipeline. By staging the data to ADLS, you are protecting your downstream to upstream processes and getting more restartability/maintenance in your e2e flow....
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Resolved! Account reset and loss of access to paid Databricks Academy Labs subscription
Hello,I am facing an issue with my Databricks Academy account.During a normal sign-in using my usual email address, I was asked to re-enter my first and last name, as if my account was being created again. After that, my account appeared to be reset,...
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Resolved! AWS & Databricks Registration Issue
I have created both AWS and Databricks account but I cannot move to further steps in aws marketplace (configure and launch section)
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Hello @Prathy!Also, please check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjHI0DNbbsRefer to the deck linked in the video’s description (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ovZd...) and check slide no. 16, titled “Linking AWS to your Databricks ...
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Create function issue
Hello - I am following some online code to create a function as follows:-----------------------------------------CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_catalog.my_schema.insert_data_function(col1_value STRING,col2_value INT)RETURNS BOOLEANCOMMENT 'Inserts dat...
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In UC, the functions must be read-only; they cannot modify state (no INSERT, DELETE, MERGE, CREATE, VACUUM, etc). So I tried to create a PROCEDURE and call it; I was able to insert data into the table successfully. Unity Catalog tools are really jus...
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Informatica ETLs
I'm delving into the challenges of ETL transformations, particularly moving from traditional platforms like Informatica to Databricks. Given the complexity of legacy ETLs, I'm curious about the approaches others have taken to integrate these with Dat...
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We ended up using the tool from datayoga.io that converts these in a multi-stage approach. It converted to an intermediate representation. Then, from there it gets optimized (a lot of the Informatica actions can be optimized out or compacted) and fin...
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How realistic is truly end-to-end LLMOps on Databricks?
Databricks is positioning the platform as a full stack for LLM development — from data ingestion → feature/embedding pipelines → fine-tuning (Mosaic AI) → evaluation → deployment (Model Serving) → monitoring (Lakehouse Monitoring).I’m curious about r...
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Thank You @Gecofer for taking the time to share such a clear, experience-backed breakdown of where Databricks shines and where real-world LLM Ops architectures still need supporting components. Your explanation was incredibly practical and resonates ...
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Resolved! Software engineering in data bricks
I'm a software engineer and a bit new to databricks. My goal is to create a model serving endpoint, that interfaces with several ML models. Traditionally this would look like:API--> Service --> DataNow using databricks, my understanding is that it w...
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Just register model and then deploy service endpoint to serve this model.
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Webinar: From PoC to Production: Delivering with Confidence with Databricks
Our final webinar of December is here and we are closing the year with a powerhouse session!SpeakersAs many organisations still get stuck in the PoC phase, we’re bringing clarity, structure, and real delivery practices to help teams move from promi...
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Appreciate you sharing this with the community, @bianca_unifeye!
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Using Databricks for Real-Time App Data
I’m exploring how to handle real-time data for an application and I keep seeing Databricks recommended as a strong option — especially with its support for streaming pipelines, Delta Live Tables, and integrations with various event sources. That said...
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Databricks is very effective for real-time app data because it supports streaming data processing using Apache Spark and Delta Lake. It helps handle large data volumes, provides low-latency analytics, and makes it easier to build scalable event-drive...
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Alter table to add/update multiple column comments
I was wondering if there's a way to alter table and add/update comments for multiple columns at once using SQL or API calls. For instance - ALTER TABLE <table_name> CHANGE COLUMN <col1> COMMENT '<comment1>',CHANGE COLUMN <col2> COMMENT 'comment2' ; ...
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The correct SQL syntax for this is:ALTER TABLE your_table_name ALTER COLUMN col1 COMMENT 'comment1', col2 COMMENT 'comment2', col3 COMMENT 'comment3';
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How to Connect Databricks with Web and Mobile Apps
Hi everyone,I’m exploring ways to leverage Databricks for building data-driven web and mobile applications and wanted to get some insights from this community. Databricks is great for processing large datasets, running analytics, and building machine...
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Check Databricks Apps - you pass databricks resources and then use databricks-sdk to interact with them.
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Data Engineering Lessons
Getting into the data space can feel overwhelming, with so many tools, terms, and technologies. But after years inExpect failure. Design for it.Jobs will fail. The data will be late. Build systems that can recover gracefully, and continually monitor ...
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Hi @boitumelodikoko A few more principles I always share with people entering the data space:Observability is non-negotiable.If you can’t see what your pipelines are doing, you can’t fix what breaks.Good logging, metrics, and alerts save countless ho...
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On Demand Pool Configuration & Policy definition
I'm using Job cluster and created compute policies for library management and now I'm trying to use pools in databricks. I'm getting error like this : Cluster validation error: Validation failed for azure_attributes.spot_bid_max_price from pool, the ...
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This error occurs because instance pools require a concrete spot bid max price value, even if the cluster policy marks it as unlimited. Set an explicit value (e.g., 100) directly in the instance pool configuration, or switch the pool to on-demand nod...
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How to resolve "cannot import name 'Iterable' from 'collections'" error?
I'm running a DBR/Spark job using a container. I've set docker_image.url to `docker.io/databricksruntime/standard:13.3-LTS`, as well as the Spark env var `DATABRICKS_RUNTIME_VERSION=13.3`. At runtime, however, I'm encountering this error: ImportError...
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Go to Compute → Your Cluster / Job ComputeChange Databricks Runtime to:Databricks Runtime 13.3 LTSRe-run your job with the same container.
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