Sync ComputinginSync ComputingGradient Upgrade — Discover, Monitor, Automate DatabricksWe discuss a major update to the Gradient platform to give users an easier and more comprehensive way to optimize their Databricks…3 min read·4 days ago----
Sync ComputingWhat is Databricks Unity Catalog (and Should I Be Using It)?Since launching in 2013, Databricks has continuously evolved its product offerings from machine learning pipeline to end-to-end data…10 min read·May 30, 2024----
Sync ComputingWhat is Declarative Computing?Introducing declarative computing — a method to provision cloud computing infrastructure based only on the desired performance outcomes7 min read·May 6, 2024----
Sync ComputinginSync ComputingSync’s Health Check for Databricks WorkspacesSync’s Health Check is a free tool that provides organizations with a clearer picture of how they use Databricks; get a better…6 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Sync ComputinginSync ComputingWhy are your Databricks jobs performances changing over time?Understanding why your job performance is changing is critical to both optimize costs and prevent crashes. In this post we show a new…4 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Sync ComputinginSync ComputingDatabricks Delta Live Tables 101Databricks’ DLT offering showcases a substantial improvement in the data engineer lifecycle and workflow. By offering a pre-baked, and…10 min read·Mar 11, 2024----
Sync ComputinginSync ComputingHow Forma.ai improved their Databricks costs quickly and easily with GradientWe present a case study on how the company Forma.ai reduced their Databricks cost by 18% and increased speed by 19% with Gradient4 min read·Feb 13, 2024----
Sync ComputinginSync ComputingRethinking Serverless: The Price of ConvenienceServerless functions have had their 15 minutes of fame (and runtime).8 min read·Feb 12, 2024--2--2
Sync Computing5 Lessons learned from testing Databricks SQL Serverless + DBTWe ran a $12K experiment to test the cost and performance of Serverless warehouses and dbt concurrent threads, and obtained unexpected…9 min read·Feb 11, 2024--1--1
Sync ComputingWhy Your Databricks Cluster EBS Settings MatterHow choosing the right EBS settings can reduce your Databricks cluster cost by 80%7 min read·Feb 9, 2024----