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Bridge the gap in your data architecture by strategically combining Databricks BI/AI with traditional business intelligence tools. Learn how to reduce licensing costs, improve dashboard performance, and implement a hybrid approach that leverages the best of both worlds. This practical guide shows you when to use native Databricks capabilities versus tools like Power BI for optimal cost-efficiency and performance.

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Why VARIANT Outperforms STRING for JSON Data

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Why VARIANT Outperforms STRING for JSON Data

Check out how Databricks VARIANT outperforms STRING for JSON data with 22% better storage and up to 50% faster queries.

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Query Your Lakehouse In Under 1 ms.: From OLAP to OLTP

Databricks Lakehouse excels at analytical workloads but struggles with single-row lookups that customer-facing applications demand. This blog shows how to solve the OLAP vs OLTP dilemma by adding PostgreSQL-based OLTP capabilities to your existing Lakehouse architecture

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Why Financial Institutions Are Ditching Vendor Solutions for Databricks

How 7 Databricks accelerators are helping banks and financial institutions replace expensive vendor solutions with custom in-house data applications for AML, fraud detection, customer analytics, and compliance.

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Managed Iceberg Tables

Learn when to choose Apache Iceberg over Delta tables in Databricks. Complete guide covering manifest files, CDC limitations, liquid partitioning, and table properties with practical examples.

Nicanor Medina 6/16/25 Nicanor Medina 6/16/25

Data Intelligence for All: 9 Ways Databricks Just Redefined the Future of Data

Discover how Databricks' 9 major announcements at Summit 2025 are democratizing AI with Agent Bricks, Lakebase, free edition, and more game-changing innovations.