Azure Databricks

Design AI with Apache Spark™-based analytics.

Overview

Azure Databricks is a data analytics platform optimized for the Microsoft Azure cloud services platform. Azure Databricks offers three environments for developing data intensive applications: Databricks SQL, Databricks Data Science & Engineering, and Databricks Machine Learning.

Key Resources

Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/databricks/
Pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/databricks/
SLA: https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/sla/databricks/
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2/12/2026
Azure SRE Agent is an AI-powered operations assistant built for incident response and governance. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard interface it uses to connect to external systems and...
2/12/2026
How we built an enterprise-grade multi-agent system that preserves user identity across AI agents and Databricks Introduction When building AI-powered applications for the enterprise, a common...
2/10/2026
Introducing Supervisor Agent, now Generally Available in Azure Databricks. Supervisor Agent is part of the Azure Databricks Agent Bricks Platform. Supervisor Agent brings a breakthrough in...
2/6/2026
Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 through Mosaic AI Model serving. Claude Opus 4.6 is Anthropic's most advanced model, delivering state-of-the-art performance on agentic...
2/2/2026
Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks are now generally available, offering a fully managed workspace type that comes preconfigured with serverless compute and default storage. They deliver...
1/28/2026
Azure Databricks Agent Bricks knowledge assistant empowers you to create, deploy, and manage AI agents directly within the Azure Databricks platform, using unified data and AI capabilities. This...
1/15/2026
Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Technical Primer: What is the Azure NetApp Files object REST API? Applying object REST API in Practice: Integration Scenarios and Use Cases Quick Bytes:...
12/30/2025
Overcoming Cosmos DB Backup and Restore Challenges with Azure Databricks The Challenge of Backing Up and Restoring Azure Cosmos DB One of the significant pain points when working with Azure...
12/24/2025
  Why this article? To remove the vulnerability of exposing the data base connection string in Databricks notebook directly, by using Azure key vault. Database connection strings are extremely...
12/11/2025
You can now receive insights where collaboration happens—in Microsoft Teams—with expanded dashboard subscription capabilities in Azure Databricks. This enhancement delivers timely, actionable...
12/9/2025
Problem Space Large semi-structured documents such as contracts, invoices, hospital tariff/rate cards multi-page reports, and compliance records often carry essential information that is...
12/4/2025
Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks are now available in Public Preview, offering a fully managed workspace type that comes preconfigured with serverless compute and default storage to...
11/19/2025
Azure Databricks Genie is now integrated with Microsoft Foundry and in public preview. You can now connect Genie spaces directly to Microsoft Foundry agents using Model Context Protocol (MCP),...
11/19/2025
Azure Databricks Genie is now available in Microsoft Copilot Studio, giving you direct access to intelligent, enterprise-grade AI answers across your full Azure Databricks data estate. This...
11/14/2025
Table of Contents Introduction Our Commitment to Innovation in Key HPC/EDA Areas Most Effective Price/Performance for Any-Size Workload Large volume breakthrough mode Large volumes up to 7.2 PiB...
10/15/2025
SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Connect to Azure Databricks is now generally available, enabling secure, bi-directional, zero-copy data sharing between SAP BDC and Azure Databricks using Delta...
10/14/2025
Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Unlocking Business Potential with Azure NetApp Files Object REST API Why is matters How it works OneLake shortcuts Direct path (Object REST API, NFS,...
9/17/2025
Databricks One in Azure Databricks delivers a unified, simplified experience that brings together data engineering, analytics, and AI development in a single, governed platform. By integrating...
9/16/2025
We are announcing the retirement of Azure Databricks Standard Tier. Azure subscriptions will no longer support creation of Azure Databricks Standard Tier workspaces after April 1st, 2026. ...
9/10/2025
Now you can streamline identity lifecycle operations using Azure Databricks automatic identity management. With this new, generally available capability, you can automate user provisioning and...