What you'll learn

Organizations often face challenges when external data sources remain disconnected from their analytics environment, limiting insights and slowing decision-making. In this course, Integrate Databricks SQL with External Data Sources, you’ll gain the ability to connect and query external data securely within Databricks using Unity Catalog. First, you’ll explore how to configure Unity Catalog for governance and access control. Next, you’ll discover how to establish secure connections to external data sources and register them for unified management. Finally, you’ll learn how to query and optimize data from multiple sources using Databricks SQL for advanced analytics. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of integrating Databricks SQL with external data needed to enable seamless data access, improve compliance, and deliver insights across your organization.