Delta Lake 101 – Part 1: Introduction

If you're interested in Delta Lake and its growing popularity, this post will provide a comprehensive introduction. Delta Lake has gained immense popularity and is currently the default storage format used by the Spark engine. This means that Synapse Analytics Spark Pools or Azure Databricks will use it unless specified otherwise.

The post delves into the reason why Delta Lake has become so popular and how it addresses the issues present in traditional data lakes. The post also outlines several benefits of Delta Lake, such as its ability to manage schema evolution, ensure data reliability, and provide ACID transactions.

Whether you're a seasoned data engineer or just starting, this post is an excellent starting point for exploring Delta Lake and its features. Stay tuned for more posts in this series, which will cover more advanced topics.

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