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Azure Databricks End-to-End: Unity Catalog DABs CICD - 2026 (Udemy.com)

[2026] Azure Databricks : Hands-on project with Unity Catalog , Delta lake, CI/CD, DABs , Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines

Created by: Shanmukh Sattiraju

Last updated March 2026

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What you will learn

  • MASTER AZURE DATABRICKS END-TO-END – Build a real production-grade data engineering project using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and CI/CD.
  • UNITY CATALOG MASTERY – Implement enterprise-level governance using Unity Catalog, object model, access control, and multi-environment setups.
  • DELTA LAKE DEEP DIVE – Understand Delta Lake internals, ACID transactions, schema evolution, time travel, and performance optimization.
  • SPARK STRUCTURED STREAMING – Build real-time streaming pipelines using Spark Structured Streaming and Databricks best practices.
  • MEDALLION ARCHITECTURE IMPLEMENTATION – Design Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers with incremental loading and scalable transformations.
  • INCREMENTAL INGESTION WITH AUTOLOADER – Ingest data efficiently using Databricks Autoloader and incremental processing patterns.

How it compares

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  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 67% of them
  • Reviews2,538#205 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length21.1 hourslonger than 88% of them
  • Last updatedMarch 2026more recently than 70% of them

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Course Description

Introducing Master Azure Databricks – Real-World Data Engineering & CI/CD

This course is designed to help you build, deploy, and operate real data engineering pipelines using Azure Databricks, exactly the way they are built in enterprise environments.

You won’t just learn tools —
you’ll learn how complete Databricks projects are designed, governed, and deployed in production.

By the end of this course, you will have hands-on experience building an end-to-end Databricks solution with batch processing, streaming, governance, and CI/CD.


What you’ll build and master in this course

FOUNDATIONS OF AZURE DATABRICKS

Understand how Databricks works internally, including workspaces, clusters, compute options, and architecture fundamentals.

ENVIRONMENT & COMPUTE SETUP

Set up environments, clusters, libraries, and access in a clean, scalable way suitable for real teams.

DELTA LAKE IN PRACTICE

Work deeply with Delta Lake features like ACID transactions, schema evolution, time travel, and performance tuning.

ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE WITH UNITY CATALOG

Apply Unity Catalog to manage data access, object ownership, isolation, and security across environments.

REAL-TIME DATA WITH SPARK STRUCTURED STREAMING

Build streaming pipelines and understand how Databricks handles real-time data at scale.

PROJECT-DRIVEN LEARNING APPROACH

Understand the full project architecture, folder structure, and naming conventions before writing production code.

INGESTION USING AUTLOADER & BRONZE LAYER

Implement incremental ingestion patterns and land raw data reliably into the Bronze layer.

SILVER & GOLD DATA TRANSFORMATIONS

Clean, enrich, and model data into analytics-ready tables following the Medallion Architecture.

PIPELINE ORCHESTRATION WITH LAKEFLOW JOBS

Schedule, monitor, and manage Databricks workflows using Lakeflow Jobs (Workflows).

ANALYTICS WITH POWER BI

Connect Databricks to Power BI and build reports on top of curated Gold layer datasets.

CI/CD FOR AZURE DATABRICKS (REST API)

Implement CI/CD pipelines to deploy notebooks, jobs, and configurations automatically.

MODERN CI/CD USING DATABRICKS ASSET BUNDLES

Learn the latest, recommended CI/CD approach using Databricks Asset Bundles (2026 update).

DELTA LIVE TABLES (DLT)

Build reliable and declarative pipelines using Delta Live Tables.

PLUS: REAL PRODUCTION INSIGHTS

Learn patterns, mistakes to avoid, and best practices gathered from real Databricks projects.


What makes this course different

This course is project-first, not feature-first.

Instead of isolated demos, you’ll learn:

  • How real Databricks projects are structured

  • How batch, streaming, and CI/CD fit together

  • How governance works in real teams

  • How to write reusable, environment-agnostic code

You finish this course with practical confidence, not just theoretical knowledge.

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Instructor Details

Shanmukh Sattiraju

An Azure Data Engineer and having vast experience on Azure Data Engineering Services and building ETL Pipelines. I have developed expertise in managing large-scale data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. My knowledge and experience in Azure services, such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse , and other data engineering services in Azure, enable me to design and implement robust data pipelines and optimize data processing workflows.


In addition to my work as a data engineer, I am also a passionate blogger and instructor at Udemy. Through my blog and online courses, I share my insights and knowledge in data engineering and related topics with 27,000+ students on Udemy, helping them to build their skills and knowledge in the field.


As a data professional, I am committed to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies/

With passion on learning Cloud Technologies with hands-on learning and  Certified with

- Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer (DP600)

- Microsoft Azure Data Engineer (DP-203)

- Databricks Certified Data Engineer - Associate

- Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)

- Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

- Data bricks Certified Lakehouse Fundamentals

- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

- Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

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Reviews

4.6

2,538 ratings on Udemy

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By srikant bisoyi on 3/25/2026

Missing conent : How to get access of Azure Databricks link /web URL.and if any environmental setup required , either guide book should have given for a beginer.

By Zixuan Xie on 3/24/2026

Very detailed instructions. It'd be even better to update the content more often because Databricks UI has been changing / many buttons/actions are not supported anymore

By Montemayor Lago on 2/18/2026

I think the content is precise and direct. It does not go around concepts, go directly to the main points and videos are smooth since they are short and well explained. I really enjoyed it!

By Bhasker Madanu on 1/22/2026

Yes, it is good. However, I have a question, if we are not dealing with streaming data. Can I follow the same process of streaming queries or I should remove streaming queries.

By Latish Shelukar on 12/28/2025

One of the good course if you are looking for real time project knowledge. Project is explained with great details considering real time environments and CICD implementation.

By Anonymized User on 10/20/2025

Very detailed and very helpful playlist which covers everything needed. Much more than just overview. Would love to see course from your end on Spark Optimization techniques. Very crucial in day to day activities.

By Nirmal Shah on 10/13/2025

Kudos to Shanmukh for taking small steps each time and explaining each step lucidly with theory and practical. I am totally new to azure databricks but I am now confident that I can start coding from scratch.

By ROSHINI JAWAHARLAL THUMATI on 9/27/2025

This course has everything from basic to advanced. As a data engineer who is bit confused about the topics like vacuum command, autoloader etc, the trainer solved everything and every doubt which I had before this session. Love how the trainer is explaining all the things which even fresher who have no prior experience can also understand.

By Anonymized User on 9/13/2025

you are absolutely too good. Excellent explanation. Going deeper for each concepts. Everyone should watch this who wants to begin their journey in Azure Databricks. I request you please keep doing good work and add more such contents.

By Adeniyi on 10/10/2024

The teaching is good quality and explanatory. The author is a good teacher whose explanation and demonstration is clearly communicated. I have no hesitation in recommending this course to any interested student. I will have love to give a 5 star rating to this course, however, the picture quality of some few pages are poor which makes it difficult to follow along in those pages. Also, I think this course would be complete if the author can include chapters on testing as well. Aside from this concerns, he really did such a fine work and it definitely worth taking a look into.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100