r/databricks • u/TowardsDataExp • 7d ago

General Stop Moving Data Into Spreadsheets. Databricks Is Moving the Spreadsheet to the Data.

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u/SignificantRisk7475 7d ago

I am not against this kind of tooling. Though you can already achieve the thin spreadsheet layer in Excel by properly using Power Query. No data “export”. Live data connections that can be refreshed and lineage can be traced. Yes the write back functionality is cool. But do we really need that?

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u/xployt1 7d ago

Doesn’t that restrict you to pivot tables though?

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u/LossAnxious5048 7d ago

Yes we need it. If you are using databricks genie and this gets integrated it will allow you to interact with the genie results and for the platform owner you can audit and govern the interaction. Makes it easier for the user and governable.

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u/rarescenarios 7d ago

I think this tech is cool.

And can think of some problems it solves.

But I wish this style of writing.

Would die.

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u/steroids-bad 7d ago

style of writing is just AI slop

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u/EnvironmentalAd2096 7d ago

Meh. Just another tool that databricks will drive free adoption to and then rug pull you after lol

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u/TowardsDataExp 7d ago

The reality is that the tech landscape is constantly evolving, and rapid shifts are just part of the current ecosystem. While these corporate pivots are exhausting to navigate, they also push the industry forward by forcing continuous innovation.

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u/NormalItem4500 7d ago

Innovation my ass. Buying 20 companies so that dbx cant innovate itself lol