Everything about Databricks

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: DatabricksA 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: Comparing Cloud-Native MLOps Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, and DatabricksInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Azure Data Factory CookbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: Phishing Detection Implementation using Databricks and Artificial IntelligenceCited 15 times
5. Go sideways: Ali GhodsiA closely related topic
6. Go sideways: ThoughtSpotA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• Phishing Detection Implementation using Databricks and Artificial Intelligence

  Dinesh Kalla, Fnu Samaah, Sivaraju Kuraku · 2023 · International Journal of Computer Applications · 15 citations

• Federated Learning Implementation Framework using Databricks: Privacy-Preserving Model Training at Scale

  Chandra Sekhar Oleti · 2024 · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · 8 citations

• Best Practices for Implementing Continuous Streaming with Azure Databricks

  Ravi Kiran Pagidi, Jaswanth Alahari, Aravind Ayyagiri · 2021 · Universal Research Reports · 7 citations

• Real-Time Feature Engineering and Model Serving Architecture using Databricks Delta Live Tables

  · 2023 · International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology · 7 citations

• AutoML Pipeline Orchestration and Explainable AI Integration in Databricks Environments

  Praveen Kumar Reddy Gujjala · 2024 · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · 6 citations

• Enhancing Corporate Finance Data Management Using Databricks And Snowflake

  Satish Vadlamani, Raja Kumar Kolli, Chandrasekhara Mokkapati · 2022 · Universal Research Reports · 5 citations

• Operationalizing MLOps with Databricks Pipelines: Scalable Machine Learning in Cloud Environments

  Uttama Reddy Sanepalli · 2024 · International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology · 5 citations

• A Secure-by-Design Approach to Big Data Analytics Using Databricks and Format-Preserving Encryption

  Juan Lagos-Obando, Gabriel Aillapán, Julio Fenner-López · 2025 · Applied Sciences · 3 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• Comparing Cloud-Native MLOps Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Databricks

  Sergio Moreschini, David Hästbacka, Davide Taibi · 2026 · IEEE Software · 2 citations

• Gen AI For ELT (Extract, Load, Transfer) in Streaming Application with Databricks/Snow Flakes

  Muhamed Ramees Cheriya Mukkolakkal · 2025 · International Journal of Scientific Research and Modern Technology · 2 citations

• Generative AI-Powered Framework for Scalable and Real-Time Data Quality Management in Databricks

  Maria Anurag Reddy Basani · 2025 · International Journal of Computer Applications · 1 citations

• Designing self-healing ETL pipelines with airflow and databricks

  Jayanth Veeramachaneni · 2025 · International Journal of Science and Research Archive · 1 citations

• Building Scalable Data Lakes with Databricks and Snowflake: An Enterprise Approach

  Santosh Pashikanti · 2024 · Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science · 1 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Azure Data Factory CookbookDmitry Anoshin, Dmitry Foshin · 2020
• 📕Data Engineering with Databricks CookbookPulkit Chadha · 2024
• 📕Databricks Lakehouse Platform CookbookAlan L. Dennis · 2023
• 📕Optimizing Databricks WorkloadsAnirudh Kala, Anshul Bhatnagar · 2021
• 📕Azure Databricks CookbookPhani Raj, Vinod Jaiswal · 2021
• 📕Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using PythonSaba Shah, Rod Waltermann · 2024
• 📕Building Modern Data Applications Using Databricks LakehouseWill Girten · 2024
• 📕Querying Databricks with Spark SQLAdam Aspin · 2023

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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