Here’s a complete blueprint to help you develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub for automated deployment, version control, and DevOps best practices in data engineering — particularly for Azure + Databricks + ADF projects. 🚀 PART 1: Develop & Maintain CI/CD Pipelines Using GitHub ✅ Technologies & Tools Tool Purpose GitHub Code repo +…

Here’s a complete guide to building and managing data workflows in Azure Data Factory (ADF) — covering pipelines, triggers, linked services, integration runtimes, and best practices for real-world deployment. 🏗️ 1. What Is Azure Data Factory (ADF)? ADF is a cloud-based ETL/ELT and orchestration service that lets you: 🔄 2. Core Components of ADF Component…

Here’s a complete guide to architecting and implementing data governance using Unity Catalog on Databricks — the unified governance layer designed to manage access, lineage, compliance, and auditing across all workspaces and data assets. ✅ Why Unity Catalog for Governance? Unity Catalog offers: Feature Purpose Centralized metadata Unified across all workspaces Fine-grained access control Table,…

Designing and developing scalable data pipelines using Azure Databricks and the Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) is a common and robust strategy for modern data engineering. Below is a complete practical guide, including: 🔷 1. What Is Medallion Architecture? The Medallion Architecture breaks a data pipeline into three stages: Layer Purpose Example Ops Bronze Raw…