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Zero-Copy Access to One ake Data in Azure Databricks

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AnujPandey
Microsoft Employee
5 months ago
Zero-copy access to OneLake in Azure Databricks is a new preview feature that allows Azure Databricks to query data stored in OneLake without requiring any data copy or movement. In practice, this me...
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oussamahaimoud
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4 months ago

Very interesting to see this zero-copy approach between Microsoft Fabric (OneLake) and Azure Databricks, moving closer to a true multi-engine single source of truth.
It reduces reliance on ETL duplication, lowering complexity, cost, and latency.
That said, the current read-only limitation and cross-platform governance (Unity Catalog vs Fabric) remain key challenges.
Performance will also depend heavily on data design and workload patterns.
Strong potential for hybrid BI/Data Science teams sharing the same data without duplication.