I've been a SAS programmer for 20+ years with some limited experience in python. I would like to enhance my skill set and become proficient in Apache Spark in order to work with big data in more modern environments. Over the past three months, I've...
Hi TeamI believe I may have accidentally registered my company email under Databricks Customer Academy instead of Partner Academy. My company IBM is a Databricks partner, and I should have Partner Academy access.However, even after attempting to log ...
Hello @Adarsh15! Please raise a ticket with the Databricks Support team. They will be able to check your account mapping and help update your access from Customer Academy to Partner Academy.
I have recently bought subscription for databricks academy labs, but I am not getting access to content of this subscription and the page looks same before I bought the subscription
Hello @sardorboboshov! Please ensure you’re logged in to Databricks Academy using the same email address that was used to purchase the subscription.Try signing out and signing back into the Academy once. Then check the “Catalogs in My Subscription” s...
does anybody know where are all scripts for this course? "https://www.databricks.com/training/catalog/data-ingestion-with-lakeflow-connect-2963". for example for this section "Demo: Data Ingestion with CREATE TABLE AS and COPY INTO" ? thank you
There is usually another version of these courses that includes labs. If you have access to the lab-enabled version, you can open the notebooks or scripts used in the labs and export them for your own practice, including running them outside the lab ...
Hello everyone, I was going to continue the Generative AI pathway and noticed that the course "Generative AI Solution Development" was not there anymore...Any reason for this? Will it be replaced?Thank you
It is being replaced by an updated version titled "Building Retrieval Agents on Databricks." Hence, it has been moved to maintenance mode. It should be available in a few hours. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Completed Databricks Academy – Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines (Jan 2026) Building scalable, reliable data pipelines with modern declarative Spark workflows
I'm looking for some assistance in getting the Academy Labs to run. When the Classroom-Setup cell calls the dbacademy library dbgems command/sublibrary, I receive the following error. This is encountered at a minimum in the 11L Advanced Pandas lab, b...
Hi @cpmurray Thank you for your patience. After further review, the lab environment is working as intended. I was able to replicate this issue by using "Serverless". Please note that the notebook instructions state: “REQUIRED – SELECT CLASSIC COMPUT...
Hello Databricks Community Team,I am writing to request a voucher for the Databricks Virtual Festival – January 2026.I have successfully completed the Databricks Data Engineering learning path and certification preparation, and I am actively continui...
Hello @Jothimani! To be eligible for the voucher, please ensure that all modules listed under the Associate Data Engineering learning pathway are completed within Customer Academy during the event window (January 9–30). Vouchers will be sent to eligi...
Hi everyone,I recently attended the online instructor-led “Get Started with Databricks for Generative AI” course. Since it was a free session, the lab environment and notebooks were not provided.Would anyone be able to share the notebooks or point me...
Hello @AhmedKhan! As you enrolled in the free instructor-led version of the course, it does not include access to lab environments. To perform hands-on exercises, you’ll need a Databricks Academy Labs subscription (Databricks Academy > Subscription P...
I didn't realized I drained my lab hours by not closing my screen or ending my labs when I paused for the day. Is there a way to get more lab time on Vocareum?
Hey @Mavvy , if the explanation and feedback helped, please feel free to click “Accept as Solution.” That helps give others confidence in the answer if they run into the same issue down the line. Thanks, Louis.
Hello Team,I am looking for couple of useful resources to upskill myself on delta late and pyspark performance optimization on databricks. Can anyone suggest or recommend where I can get those resources?Thanks,Kailash
Sign up for the Databricks Free Edition. https://www.databricks.com/learn/free-edition Lots of learning material available.
I have completed the Data Engineer Associate learning path, but I haven’t received the free certification voucher yet.I’ve already sent multiple emails to the concerned support team regarding this issue, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any resp...
Hi,I have received an email with subject "Congratulations You Won! - Sales Badge Contest", I have participated in sales badge contest and received email that I am in top 500 and will soon receive an email to redeem the prize but still I haven't recei...
Hello @piyushsoni! Please raise a ticket with the Databricks support team or contact your partner support so they can check on this and provide you with the latest update.
Hello! I hope you are doing well. I am writing to request your assistance in applying 1,500 training credits toward the course “Apache Spark Programming with Databricks” (Course ID: 134) available through the Databricks Customer Academy.[Link to cou...
Hello Team,I am looking for couple of useful resources to upskill myself on delta late and pyspark performance optimization on databricks. Can anyone suggest or recommend where I can get those resources?Thanks
Hello @daisy65! + Resources to build depth in Delta Lake and PySpark performance optimization on Databricks: https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/delta/best-practiceshttps://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/lakehouse-architecture/performance-efficiency/best-...
