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Get Started with Lakehouse Architecture on Databricks

In this course, you will explore the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform from the perspective of platform architecture, specifically related to the platform foundation in lakehouse architecture. You will learn about the scope, vision, and capabilities of a lakehouse-based platform, examine how Databricks integrates with major cloud providers, and discover the key features of a successful lakehouse implementation through the well-architected lakehouse framework. The course also covers essential architectural principles, best practices, and data architecture strategies to help accelerate your organization’s data and AI initiatives using Databricks.

Skill Level
Onboarding
Duration
2h
Prerequisites

The content was developed for participants with these skills/knowledge/abilities:  

  • A basic understanding of data engineering principles and topics such as data collection, extraction, ingestion, and transformation.
  • Prior experience in data platform solutions architecture or similar areas of study.

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Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Lakeflow Connect as a scalable and simplified solution for ingesting data into Databricks from a variety of data sources. You will begin by exploring the different types of connectors within Lakeflow Connect (Standard and Managed), learn about various ingestion techniques, including batch, incremental batch, and streaming, and then review the key benefits of Delta tables and the Medallion architecture.

From there, you will gain practical skills to efficiently ingest data from cloud object storage using Lakeflow Connect Standard Connectors with methods such as CREATE TABLE AS (CTAS), COPY INTO, and Auto Loader, along with the benefits and considerations of each approach. You will then learn how to append metadata columns to your bronze level tables during ingestion into the Databricks data intelligence platform. This is followed by working with the rescued data column, which handles records that don’t match the schema of your bronze table, including strategies for managing this rescued data.

The course also introduces techniques for ingesting and flattening semi-structured JSON data, as well as enterprise-grade data ingestion using Lakeflow Connect Managed Connectors.

Finally, learners will explore alternative ingestion strategies, including MERGE INTO operations and leveraging the Databricks Marketplace, equipping you with foundational knowledge to support modern data engineering ingestion.

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