September 2025
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
11h 34m
English
Content preview from Data Governance with Unity Catalog on Databricks
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Preface
Welcome to Data Governance with Unity Catalog on Databricks. In the current transition from a decade dominated by the evolution of file formats, the next era is being shaped by the prominence of catalogs. Since its introduction in 2021, Unity Catalog has emerged as the foundational component of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. The open sourcing of Unity Catalog has unlocked new possibilities for governance innovation, overcoming traditional tool limitations.
As the industry continues its shift toward open and interoperable technologies, Unity Catalog stands out as an open and extensible catalog. Its open API and integration with leading file formats and applications in the data and AI landscape enable unparalleled flexibility. Building on this foundation, with native support for Delta and Iceberg REST catalog and tables, views, cloud storage files, AI models, and functions, Unity Catalog is a true multimodal catalog that provides a unified data-management experience.
Why We Wrote This Book and Why Now
When we first pitched the idea of this book to O’Reilly, Unity Catalog was a proprietary component of the Databricks Platform. Over the course of the book’s writing, Unity Catalog became open source and incorporated numerous enhancements and new features. Despite the architecture having undergone significant changes and evolution over time, the fundamental principles and governance implementation have remained relatively consistent. Having worked closely with Unity ...
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