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Azure Databricks - Simply Explained

Oct 21, 2026 · 16m 24s
Azure Databricks - Simply Explained
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Apache Spark started as a research project at a university in 2009, and it grew into the engine most big data platforms still run on today. Azure Databricks is how...

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Apache Spark started as a research project at a university in 2009, and it grew into the engine most big data platforms still run on today. Azure Databricks is how Microsoft and the people who built Spark turned that engine into a service you can spin up inside Azure.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:
  • What Azure Databricks Actually Is
  • Why the Lakehouse Idea Exists
  • Apache Spark, in Plain Words
  • Notebooks, and Where You Actually Work
  • Clusters: The Machines That Do the Heavy Lifting
  • Delta Lake: Why Your Table Doesn't Fall Apart
  • Workspaces, Accounts, and Unity Catalog
  • When to Use It: Databricks, Fabric, or Synapse
  • The Recap, and One Question for You
Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.

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