I’ve been exploring Databricks Genie Code and wanted to share a few practical observations from early usage.What stands out to me is that Genie Code feels less like a traditional coding assistant and more like an agentic workflow assistant. It does n...
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...
I was looking at the cost inferred by genie, but i'm not understanding how genie usage is calculated, i looked the system.billing.usage table, can you tell me if i can use this to filter genie usage.
Imagine having your dashboards, data, and data apps right in your pocket—accessible anytime, anywhere—without being tied to your desk.No laptop. No waiting. Just insights when you need them.Here’s what this unlocks in the real world A business leade...
What is the official release date?
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
If you’ve been working with newer clusters in Databricks, chances are you’ve noticed the term Photon appearing in your cluster configuration or query profiles. At first glance, it might look like just another performance feature—but in reality, Photo...
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...
Databricks keeps pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in data and AI, and the new Genie Code capability is another exciting step forward.With Genie Code, teams can interact with their data using natural language and automatically generate code t...
Genie Code is doing an amazing job with dashboarding. I have redesigned all my dashboards, and they now look much more polished and user-friendly.
Modern data platforms require constant monitoring and maintenance. From pipeline failures to schema changes, data engineers often spend a large portion of their time reacting to operational issues rather than building new solutions. This is where bac...
Now you need SQL in production because the Lakehouse finally supports real multi-statement transactions. I took a detailed look at what happens in the success scenario in Delta Lake. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/now-you-need-sql-in-pr...
OneLake can be easily federated in Unity Catalog. For federation, you can use Access Connector credentials. #databricks See how I set federation on video on https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-9-23-february-2026-to-1-march-2026...
The primary goal of Databricks Assistant was to help users write code, debug issues, and fix errors directly inside notebooks. It acted as an AI-powered helper that simplified development for data engineers, data scientists, and analysts working on t...
I think it is time to move out of ADF now. If databricks is your main platform, you can go to Databricks Lakeflow Jobs or to Fabric ADF. Obviously first choice makes more sense, especially if you orchestrate databricks and don't want to spend unneces...
@Hubert-Dudek Really insightful article!I’ve worked quite a lot with ADF over the past few years, but with the recent advances in orchestration in Databricks I’m starting to feel the same way — it might be time to move on from ADF. Your point about...
Unity Catalog is getting serious and becoming more business-friendly. New discovery page with business domains, of course, everything ruled by tags #databricks more news https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-9-23-february-2026-to...
Granular Permissions are available in Databricks Workspace. For access tokens, I hope that someday it will also be a general entitlement setting for users/groups (not only for their access tokens). #databricks more recent news https://databrickster.m...
If you are new to Databricks and want to get started, I have started a playlist. 26 videos already published, more in the pipeline. Happy learning !!Linkedin post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sudarshan-koirala_databricks-dataengineering-datascienc...
