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Databricks enables external engine access to Unity Catalog managed tables

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Databricks has announced that external engines can now create, read, and write to Unity Catalog managed Delta tables in public preview. This feature, built on open UC Delta APIs, allows engines like Apache Spark, Apache Flink, and DuckDB to access and modify data with centralized governance enforced by Unity Catalog. The managed tables also leverage Predictive Optimization for improved query performance and reduced storage costs, eliminating the need for manual tuning. AI

IMPACT Enhances data interoperability and governance for AI/ML workloads on lakehouse platforms.

RANK_REASON This is a product update for a data lakehouse platform, not a core AI model release or research breakthrough.

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Databricks enables external engine access to Unity Catalog managed tables

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  1. Databricks Blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    How Unity Catalog managed tables bring interoperability, performance, and unified governance to the Lakehouse

    Unity Catalog was designed for interoperability at scale. Enterprises have the flexibility...

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