Databricks
A collection of useful learning resources, and information on support and resources to get you started
Databricks resources
There are various learning resources available to help you with upskilling in Databricks.
- ADA’s Analytics Workbench: an overview of using Databricks with various analytical tools
- Databricks Code & Learn GitHub repository: a repository of training materials and exercises created by Nick Treece (DISD)
- YouTube videos:
- What is Databricks SQL?: a quick intro to using Databricks SQL editor
- Genie Code: Your autonomous AI partner: Using the Genie Code AI assistant within Databricks
- Getting Started on Databricks SQL for Users: walkthrough of the SQL editor, SQL warehouses, Catalog Explorer, writing SQL queries, creating dashboards and workflows
- Learn Databricks in Under 2 Hours: a longer video showing many different areas of Databricks
Useful links
ADA support page
See the ADA support page on how Databricks works.
Databricks jargon buster
The core concepts of Databricks and any related acronyms are explained in the jargon buster
Walkthrough a simple analysis
See the ADA support page on using R, python and SQL in Databricks.
Helpful getting started videos
See the collection of getting started videos covering the basics of Databricks and using notebooks.