Rethinking Serverless: The Price of Convenience
Rethinking Serverless: The Price of Convenience
As is the case with many concepts in technology, the term Serverless is abusively vague. As such, discussing the idea of “serverless” usually invokes one of two feelings in developers. Either, it’s thought of as the catalyst for this potential incredible future, finally freeing developers from having to worry about resources or scaling concerns, or
Vinoo Ganesh
09 Feb 2024
Blog
Why Your Databricks Cluster EBS Settings Matter
Why Your Databricks Cluster EBS Settings Matter
Sean Gorsky & Cayman Williams Choosing the right hardware configuration for your Databricks jobs can be a daunting task. Between instance types, cluster size, runtime engine, and beyond, there are an enormous number of choices that can be made. Some of these choices will dramatically impact your cost and application duration, others may not. It’s
Sean Gorsky
08 Feb 2024
News
Databricks vs Snowflake: A Complete 2024 Comparison
Databricks vs Snowflake: A Complete 2024 Comparison
Databricks and Snowflake are two of the largest names in cloud data solutions – and for good reason. Both platforms have been instrumental in helping companies generate value from their internal (and external) data assets. Each platform has distinct advantages and features and they’ve increasingly overlapped in their offerings—leaving many confused about which solution is
Jeffrey Chou
04 Feb 2024
Blog
Sync Computing Partners with Databricks for Lakehouse Job Cluster and Usage Optimization
Sync Computing Partners with Databricks for Lakehouse Job Cluster and Usage Optimization
Sync Computing Partners with Databricks for Lakehouse Job Cluster and Usage Optimization — Self-improving machine learning algorithms provide job cluster optimization and insights for Databricks users
Jeffrey Chou
01 Feb 2024
Press
January 2024 Release Notes
January 2024 Release Notes
Exciting things are happening at Sync as we move further into the new year! Ensuring that our users are equipped with the tools to fully manage the automation of their infrastructure is always top of mind. With the most recent iteration of Gradient, Sync users are able to take advantage of a toolkit that makes
Jeffrey Chou
31 Jan 2024
Releases
What is the Databricks Job API?
What is the Databricks Job API?
The Databricks Jobs API allows users to programmatically create, run, and delete Databricks Jobs via their REST API solution. This is an alternative to running Databricks jobs through their console UI system. For access to other Databricks platforms such as SQL warehouses, delta live tables, unity catalog, or others, users will have to implement other
Jeffrey Chou
29 Jan 2024
Blog