Get started articles, tutorials, and best practices

Databricks documentation includes many tutorials, Get started articles, and best practices guides.

Get started articles vs. tutorials

Get started articles provide a shortcut to understanding Databricks features or typical tasks you can perform in Databricks. Most of our Get started articles are intended for new users trying out Databricks.

Tutorials are slightly more complex, prescriptive steps for typical workflows in Databricks that you can use as examples for your projects.

Best practices for Databricks

The Databricks documentation includes a number of best practices articles to help you get the best performance at the lowest cost when using and administering Databricks.