New Databricks workspaces lose Hive metastore access from 30 September 2026, while existing ones keep it. Here is how to plan the Unity Catalog migration, pick the right tool per table, and avoid the breaks.
Data & AI Engineering
Data Governance as a Measured Program, Not a Policy Binder
Policy binders do not stop bad data. See how governance coded into a Databricks lakehouse keeps AI pipelines and outputs trustworthy.
Databricks Lakewatch: What the Agentic SIEM Changes for Security Data
Databricks Lakewatch is an agentic SIEM that runs on the lakehouse, built on OCSF and Unity Catalog. Here is what it changes for security data, and what it does not.
The Medallion Architecture Is Lean Six Sigma in Disguise
Bronze, silver, and gold are process control for your Databricks lakehouse. Here is how layered data engineering makes pipelines AI-ready.
Data Lineage for Compliance Audits: Prove Where Regulated Data Went
Auditors do not want a diagram, they want evidence. Here is how to build data lineage on a governed lakehouse that answers where regulated data went, and how to close the gaps where lineage breaks.
LakeFlow Through Lean Six Sigma: A Repeatable Migration Method
A repeatable LakeFlow migration method for Databricks: baseline pipelines, rebuild declaratively with DLT, govern it with Unity Catalog.
Databricks Cost Optimization: Cutting DBU Spend Without Slowing Down
Cut Databricks DBU spend without slowing pipelines: cluster policy, incremental medallion design, Unity Catalog attribution and FinOps.
Databricks Asset Bundles vs Notebooks: When to Use Which
Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) vs notebooks: when to explore, when to deploy, and how to keep lakehouse pipelines governed in production.
What Databricks LakeFlow Actually Does
Databricks LakeFlow unifies ingestion, CDC and orchestration in the lakehouse. See how it cuts pipeline upkeep and readies data for AI.









