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protmaks
by • Databricks MVP
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I looked into Genie Code costs in Databricks — it’s cheap until it isn’t

I’ve been testing Genie Code in Databricks and wanted to understand not just the UX, but the actual cost behavior.My impression so far:for simple code edits / code assistance, it looks almost free,but if Genie Code starts doing things that involve re...

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DoTA
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Great writeup - I'm also facing the same problem with Genie Code.1. This billing attribution gap isn't specific to Genie Code, it shows up anywhere an agent/orchestration layer spins up ad-hoc compute (serverless one) on your behalf. Eventhough you c...

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AbiolaDavid
by • Databricks MVP
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Understanding EXPLAIN FORMATTED in Databricks SQL

As data engineers, we spend a significant amount of time writing SQL queries to ingest, transform, and analyse data. However, writing a query that returns the correct results is only part of the equation. Equally important is understanding how Spark ...

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Nidhig631
by • Databricks MVP
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How to enable a custom URL in Azure Databricks?

Azure Databricks now allows organisations to configure a custom URL at the account level, providing a unified and branded access point for all users.Instead of navigating multiple workspace-specific URLs, users can log in once using a single custom U...

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JesseBouwman
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I've also landed on the community page after trying to get the custom-url to work. In the accounts console itself the option is mentioned, but it seems it's unavailable for our account at the moment. Are there any prerequisites except for the ones in...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Lakebase search

In the Lakebase project, we can enable Lakebase Search. Lakebase Search is Databricks’ managed search capability for Lakebase projects. Under the hood, it exposes two Postgres extensions: lakebase_vector, which adds approximate nearest-neighbor vecto...

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Nidhig631
by • Databricks MVP
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Databricks Foreign Table

Foreign Tables in Databricks are part of Lakehouse Federation and allow you to query data that lives outside Databricks without copying it into Delta tables first. Think of them as a Unity Catalog object that points to an external system.Let’s unders...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Indexes came to Lakehouse

Lakehouse indexes allow not only to skip files during read but also, thanks to row-level tracking id to go directly to the given row and skip scanning other rows in the file. #databricks https://www.sunnydata.ai/blog/databricks-full-text-search-index...

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Dataninsight
by • Databricks MVP
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Using Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog

A Complete Guide to Scala and Java UDFs in Unity CatalogImagine your company stores customer phone numbers from around the world. Some come in as (415) 555-0132, others as +44 20 7946 0958, others as 020-7946-0958. They all mean something valid, but ...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Full-text search

Full-text search index on Databricks. I managed to search 400 times faster! Read more about CREATE SEARCH INDEX #databricks https://www.sunnydata.ai/blog/databricks-full-text-search-index-benchmark https://medium.com/databrickscommunity/full-text-sea...

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Dataninsight
by • Databricks MVP
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Building Multi Agent System with Supervisor Agent

Why Multi-Agent Systems Are No Longer Optional in Enterprise AI?Enterprise AI is beginning to hit a ceiling not because today’s models lack capability, but because single agents struggle to manage cross-functional complexity.Modern business problems ...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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Postgres 18

When you create a new project in Lakebase, you can choose Postgres 18 (Although 17 is still the default, as 18 has some limitations). #databricks more news and video https://medium.com/databrickscommunity/databricks-news-rt-lakehouse-reyden-lakebase-...

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Hubert-Dudek
by • Databricks MVP
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IP functions

A dozen nice new IP functions have been added to Databricks SQL. #databricks more news https://medium.com/databrickscommunity/databricks-news-rt-lakehouse-reyden-lakebase-ttl-8416bdccf627

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