Get Started with Databricks Platform Administration

This course introduces users to the essential concepts and skills needed to build data pipelines using Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines in Databricks for incremental batch or streaming ingestion and processing through multiple streaming tables and materialized views. Designed for data engineers new to Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines, the course provides a comprehensive overview of core components such as incremental data processing, streaming tables, materialized views, and temporary views, highlighting their specific purposes and differences.

Topics covered include:

- Developing and debugging ETL pipelines with the multi-file editor in Lakeflow using SQL (with Python code examples provided)

- How Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines track data dependencies in a pipeline through the pipeline graph

- Configuring pipeline compute resources, data assets, trigger modes, and other advanced options

Next, the course introduces data quality expectations in Lakeflow, guiding users through the process of integrating expectations into pipelines to validate and enforce data integrity. Learners will then explore how to put a pipeline into production, including scheduling options, and enabling pipeline event logging to monitor pipeline performance and health.

Finally, the course covers how to implement Change Data Capture (CDC) using the AUTO CDC INTO syntax within Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines to manage slowly changing dimensions (SCD Type 1 and Type 2), preparing users to integrate CDC into their own pipelines.

Note: Databricks Academy is transitioning from video lectures to a more streamlined PDF format with slides and notes for all self-paced courses. Please note that demo videos will still be available in their original format. We would love to hear your thoughts on this change, so please share your feedback through the course survey at the end. Thank you for being a part of our learning community!

Languages Available: English | 日本語 | Português BR | 한국어

In this course, you’ll learn how to use the features Databricks provides for business intelligence needs: AI/BI Dashboards and AI/BI Genie. As a Databricks Data Analyst, you will be tasked with creating AI/BI Dashboards and AI/BI Genie Spaces within the platform, managing the access to these assets by stakeholders and necessary parties, and maintaining these assets as they are edited, refreshed, or decommissioned over the course of their lifespan. This course intends to instruct participants on how to design dashboards for business insights, share those with collaborators and stakeholders, and maintain those assets within the platform. Participants will also learn how to utilize AI/BI Genie Spaces to support self-service analytics through the creation and maintenance of these environments powered by the Databricks Data Intelligence Engine.

Languages Available: English | 日本語 | Português BR | 한국어 | Español | française

This course is designed for anyone looking for a fundamental introduction to Databricks and the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Throughout this course, you will be introduced to the different features and products offered as part of the platform and why these features and products are valuable to all businesses seeking to harness the power of their data and AI assets to accelerate their business. 

These videos are provided in a suggested order, but you are welcome to watch them in any order you prefer. Additionally, we recommend you watch all the video content available prior to attempting the accreditation assessment for Databricks Fundamentals. 

Please note that we assume no prior technical knowledge of Databricks or data management platforms.

Languages Available: English | 日本語 | Português BR | 한국어 | Español | Français