15/03/2024

Databricks cost analysis and cross charge with Power BI

This blog was co-authored with Marius Panga, and x-posted on https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/databricks-cost-analysis-and-cross-charge-with-power-bi/ba-p/59820 Introduction Effective cost management is a critical consideration for any cloud data platform. Historically, achieving cost control and implementing cross-charge mechanisms in Databricks has been challenging. In the past, organizations often needed to deploy solutions such as Overwatch (a Databricks Labs project) to establish comprehensive visibility into their expenditures on the Databricks...
Categories Databricks/Power BI
12/01/2024

Data skills level-up (Part 2): Free resources

Check out my video that break these down: This is non-exhaustive list, but should give you a good idea of what type of resources to look for. 🚶‍♂️ Learning paths/courses Microsoft Learn  AWS  GCP Databricks Academy  Snowflake Academy 💻 Webinars Azure AWS GCP Databricks Snowflake 👨‍💻 Hands-on labs/hackathons Microsoft Openhacks AWS Educate GCP labs  Databricks (Community Edition) not hands-on lab,...
Categories Career/Data skills/Misc
20/12/2023

How to integrate Databricks and Power BI for real-time streaming analytics

This blog was co-authored with Marius Panga, and x-posted on https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/how-to-integrate-databricks-and-power-bi-for-real-time-streaming/ba-p/54670 In recent years, a tidal wave of real-time data has inundated us from individuals, machines, and organizations across various channels—operational systems, online interactions, cloud-based data services, and the expansive realm of IoT. This ubiquitous real-time data surge offers unprecedented opportunities, enabling the development of applications for fraud detection, personalized...
Categories Databricks/Power BI/Streaming