February 2025
Intermediate to advanced
408 pages
9h 49m
English
Content preview from Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Study Guide
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Appendix A. Signing Up for Databricks
If you are new to Databricks, the company provides a 14-day free trial in your cloud account of Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). During this period, you have access to all the features available within the Databricks ecosystem, allowing for a thorough exploration of its capabilities. However, it’s important to understand that while Databricks itself is free during this trial, the platform relies on cloud compute resources, which are billed separately by the cloud provider.
Most cloud providers offer promotional credits for new users, which can be applied toward these additional costs. To take advantage of these credits, you would need to sign up for the respective cloud provider’s free tier using a credit card. For instance, when you sign up for the Microsoft Azure free tier, you get a $200 credit valid for the first 30 days. This credit can significantly offset the costs associated with running Azure Databricks during your trial period.
Deploying Databricks on Microsoft Azure
Although Databricks offers similar functionalities across different cloud providers, its integration with Microsoft Azure stands out due to its native integration. On Azure, Databricks is offered as a first-party service known as Azure Databricks. This tight integration allows you to deploy Databricks using the same familiar Azure Portal interface that is used to manage other Azure services.
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