Databricks Releases
Databricks blog and Terraform provider releases. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 180 Databricks releases · Updated
- Databricks Blog blogdataaigovernancearchitecthealthcare ·
Building an AI-Forward Healthcare Organization on Data and Governance
This article outlines the key blockers and enablers for healthcare organizations aiming to become AI-forward. It argues that building a solid foundation of unified data, robust governance, and a clear operating model is crucial for successfully building, trusting, and scaling AI initiatives. The piece highlights that modern platforms can now enable governed use cases to go live in weeks, not months, allowing healthcare providers to overcome common challenges and adopt AI more effectively.
announcement - Databricks Blog blogdatadatabricksengineerarchitect ·
Branching Lakebase databases like code for CI/CD
Glaspoort implemented a CI/CD pattern for their Databricks Lakebase, treating database changes with the same rigor as application code. This involves branching every environment directly from production and using ephemeral per-PR databases, with migrations as the single source of truth. This approach aims to avoid the common "reset-from-parent trap" that causes environments to drift from production and necessitates costly rebuilds. The pattern allows for faster, more reliable database updates in production environments.
feature announcement - Databricks Blog blogdataanalyticsdatabricksarchitect ·
Evaluate Enterprise Analytics Platforms Beyond Dashboards
This article argues that enterprise analytics platform evaluations often focus too narrowly on dashboards and features, overlooking the critical architectural decision of whether analytics, AI, and agents can run on a unified data foundation. It proposes a structured approach using seven weighted criteria and a proof of concept to pressure-test vendor claims beyond demos. The evaluation is crucial for architects and engineers as it shapes the data team's capabilities for the next decade.
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