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Foundations

You'll learn the three building blocks of every Databricks deployment in ~15 min.

Prereqs: none

Why this matters​

Every Databricks deployment rests on three concepts: the account console, workspaces, and Unity Catalog. Misunderstanding any of them causes problems that are expensive to fix after resources are already running.

Databricks Cheatsheet 2026​

All team members contributing to the project should review this reference before proceeding. It covers the full Databricks product surface in a single document.

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Every contributor on the project must read this cheatsheet before starting infrastructure work.

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Databricks core concepts​

Work through these pages in order. Each one builds on the previous.

  • Account Console — The central admin portal where you manage workspaces, users, and billing.
  • Workspace — The environment where teams build and run data + AI workloads.
  • Unity Catalog — The governance layer for all data and AI assets.
  • Recap and learning — Quick-check questions to verify you understood the core concepts.

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