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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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App Config

Now, directly in Asset Bundles, we can add config for our apps #databricks more https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-3-12-january-2026-to-18-january-2026-5d87e517fb06  

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KartikBhatnagar
New Contributor III
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DAB entry point is simplified to just one file - databricks.yml. Thank you for sharing.

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bianca_unifeye
by • Databricks MVP
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Skills for Sustainable AI Success with Databricks

The role of the data engineer has fundamentally changed.Sustainable AI success no longer depends on isolated models or experimental pilots. It depends on data engineers who can design, govern, and operate AI ready platforms at scale. The shift is fro...

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Louis_Frolio
Databricks Employee
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This is a timely reminder that durable, responsible AI isn’t about chasing the latest model — it starts with strong fundamentals: high-quality data, sound governance, cross-functional collaboration, and a commitment to continuous learning. Investing ...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Tabs Restore

One of my favorite new additions to databricks, especially useful if you work on a few projects in the same workspace. You can easily restore tabs from previous sessions. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-5-26-jan...

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protmaks
by • Databricks MVP
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API Monitoring of Scheduled Jobs: Lakeflow in Databricks

At Databricks, more and more teams are starting to use Lakeflow (Jobs & Pipelines), and some companies use it primarily for orchestrating scripts in Databricks. It's a powerful tool for building dependencies, but as the number of jobs grows, problems...

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protmaks
Databricks MVP
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full text: https://medium.com/@protmaks/api-monitoring-of-scheduled-jobs-33a221d9f891

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Async Refresh

If you need to refresh the pipeline from SQL, it is good to add ASYNC so you do not lock the SQL Warehouse during the refresh. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-5-26-january-2026-to-1-february-2026-d05b274adafe

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Deploy Your Databricks Dashboards to Production

You can productize your Databricks dashboards with proper CI/CD practices. From git integration to DABS parametrization and deployment #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/deploy-your-databricks-dashboards-to-production-a4c380315f1f https://w...

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Louis_Frolio
Databricks Employee
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Thanks for sharing @Hubert-Dudek !

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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The Nightmare of Initial Load (And How to Tame It)

Initial loads can be a total nightmare. Imagine that every day you ingest 1 TB of data, but for the initial load, you need to ingest the last 5 years in a single pass. Roughly, that’s 1 TB × 365 days × 5 years = 1825 TB of data. The new row_filter se...

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Nidhig631
by • Databricks MVP
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Noticed the Genie UI update in Databricks!

NEW UPDATED UI OlD UIThe new Genie interface offers a clean and intuitive experience.It feels more spacious and less cluttered, with noticeably smoother navigation.What do you think?Which UI do you like more, the old one or the new one?#MVP    

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Hubert-Dudek
Databricks MVP
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the new one

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Event-driven architecture: limit the number of updates

One of the key challenges is limiting the number of updates—especially when there are many consecutive inserts (e.g., from Zerobus). The AT MOST EVERY option in Databricks pipeline objects helps batch frequent events into controlled updates, reducing...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Update Pipelines on trigger

If any dependencies of your Materialized View or Streaming Table change, an update can be triggered automatically. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-5-26-january-2026-to-1-february-2026-d05b274adafe

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rkaushikk
by • Databricks MVP
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Azure Data Factory and Databricks Lakeflow: An Architectural Evolution in Modern Data Platforms

This article examines how modern data platforms are shifting toward execution-native orchestration. Using Databricks Lakeflow as a reference architecture, it highlights how unifying ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and governance within the ...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Why Zerobus is the answer?

On your architectural diagram for data flow, every box is a cost, and every arrow is a risk. Zerobus helps eliminate major data ingestion pain points. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/you-pay-for-the-complexity-of-your-move-from-on-prem-t...

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Sudhir_G
by • Databricks MVP
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Pro tip of the week: AI Coding Agents

My latest 'Pro tip of the week' blog, topic this week "AI coding Agents".  헣헿헼 헧헶헽 헼헳 혁헵헲 헪헲헲헸: 헔헜 헔혀혀헶혀혁헲헱 헗헲혃헲헹헼헽헺헲헻혁I recently listened to Andrew Ng during his Stanford CS230 lecture, where he made a remark, paraphrased here: 헵헲 헰헵헼혀헲 혁헼 헵헶헿헲 헮 헳헿...

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bianca_unifeye
by • Databricks MVP
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Why Databricks's Open Source Strategy Matters

  I came across a post listing the open source projects created by Databricks, and it genuinely stopped me scrolling.Not because of the logos or the tech names but because it reminded me why this matters from a business perspective.And yes, sometimes...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Google Drive Ingestion

We can now easily ingest anything from Google Drive. CSV, Excel, and Google Spreadsheets straight into a dataframe. #databricks https://medium.com/@databrickster/databricks-news-2026-week-4-19-january-2026-to-25-january-2026-9f3acffc6861

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