Cost allocation, cloud tags, and other relevant things on Databricks

Introduction

I (Josue) had the opportunity of chatting with Databricks’ Greg Kroleski from the “Money Team”. We talked about cost allocation, cloud tags, and things Databricks is doing & planning to do to empower businesses in making wise, business growth promoting decisions.

We hope you enjoy this 3-part video series!

Part 1

1. Purpose of tags

2. How to get started

3. Cost Allocation/Tag Implementation Challenges

4. Current tagging capabilities inside of Databricks

5. Josue's thoughts on tagging capabilities

Part 2

1. Why aren't tags used more?

2. Changes/Improvements Databricks has made to cost reporting in 2024.

3. Why users should trust Databricks' efforts to improve performance.

4. What can Databricks' Cost Dashboards do?

Part 3

1. AI/BI Genie for cost reporting inside of Databricks.

2. Costly mistake prevention mechanism inside of Databricks.

3. User managed vs Databricks managed cost controls.

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Josue (https://www.linkedin.com/in/josuebogran/) is an advisor to SunnyData & Sigma, as well as a Databricks MVP and part of the Databricks Customer Product Advisory Board.

SunnyData is a proud partner to Databricks and Sigma.