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Get Started with Data Governance on Databricks

In this course, you will explore Unity Catalog and fine-grained access controls on Databricks with hands-on demos and a capstone lab. You will learn about table types, catalog and schema configuration, group-based access management, and access control migration strategies. The course includes demos on applying Fine-Grained Access Controls with Row Level Security and Column Masking, Attribute based access control, combining controls, migrating controls, and a lab for comprehensive governance implementation.


You can create a Databricks Free Edition account and try the follow-along demos in a hands-on environment.

Skill Level
Onboarding
Duration
2h
Prerequisites

Complete the following course before taking up this course:

• Databricks Fundamentals


In this course, the content was developed for participants with these skills/knowledge/abilities:  

• Familiarity with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and basic workspace operations (create clusters, run code in notebooks, use basic notebook operations)

• Basic understanding of data governance concepts, including access control, permissions management, and security policies

• Intermediate experience with SQL concepts such as creating tables, views, functions, and managing database objects and permissions

• Understanding of Unity Catalog's hierarchical object model (metastore, catalogs, schemas, tables, volumes, models)

• Basic knowledge of data lineage concepts and understanding of data flows and dependencies between tables and assets

• Familiarity with security and compliance principles, including row-level security, column masking, and fine-grained access controls

• Beginner familiarity with cloud computing concepts (virtual machines, object storage, identity management)

• Basic understanding of metadata management and data discovery principles

• Completion of a foundational Databricks course (such as Fundamentals of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform) is beneficial but not mandatory

Outline

1. Core Concepts and Architecture

    ⇾ Unity Catalog Fundamentals

    ⇾ Centralized Governance and Visibility in Unity Catalog

2. Unity Catalog Permission Model

    ⇾ Privileges in Unity Catalog

    ⇾ Databricks Roles

3. Navigate and Access Data Catalogs

    ⇾ Exploring and Managing Data and AI Assets in Databricks

    ⇾ Unity Catalog Essentials and Asset Discovery

4. Search, Tagging, and Data Lineage

    ⇾ Data Organization and Lineage Analysis

    ⇾ Visualizing Lineage in Catalog Explorer

5. Fine-Grained Access Control

    ⇾ Unity Catalog Privilege Model and Governance Approaches

    ⇾ Implementing Fine-Grained Access Controls

    ⇾ Applying Fine-Grained Policies

    ⇾ Unified Data Governance on Databricks

Upcoming Public Classes

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Aug 04
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Aug 07
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Aug 13
03 PM - 05 PM (Europe/London)
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Aug 20
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Sep 01
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Sep 04
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Sep 10
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Sep 17
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Oct 06
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Oct 09
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Oct 15
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Oct 23
09 AM - 11 AM (America/Los_Angeles)
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Data Analyst

AI/BI for Data Analysts

This course teaches data analysts how to design, build, publish, and operate AI/BI Dashboards in Databricks. AI/BI Dashboards combine governed Unity Catalog data with interactive visualizations, filters, and Genie integration so business users can explore answers without writing code.

The course follows a single end-to-end build. You start with source tables in Unity Catalog and finish with a published, monitored multi-page dashboard. Along the way you learn how dashboards fit into the broader Databricks AI/BI product family and where Genie, datasets, visualizations, and filters each fit in the workflow.

The content covers:

• AI/BI Dashboard fundamentals and how they relate to Genie and the rest of the Databricks platform.

• Exploring source data in Unity Catalog and designing reusable dashboard datasets with SQL.

• Authoring visualizations (KPIs, trends, breakdowns) and laying out a clean multi-page dashboard.

• Using Genie Code to draft SQL, charts, and filters from natural language prompts.

• Adding filters to make dashboards interactive and responsive to viewer questions.

• Publishing, sharing, and managing permissions so the right people can view and edit the dashboard.

• Running the dashboard in production with scheduled refresh, caching, and usage monitoring.

Note: For SCORM lecture files, please ensure that you close the SCORM window after completing the content. Do not click the ‘Next Lesson’ button, as doing so may prevent the SCORM module from being marked as complete.

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