Getting started with Variant Data Type in Databricks
The Databricks VARIANT data type is a powerful, flexible column type designed for efficiently storing and querying semi-structured data. Introduced with Databricks Runtime 15.3 and above, it's especially useful for handling data formats like JSON, where every row might have a different structure or schema.
Chapters
• 0:00 - Introduction to Semi-Structured Data Challenges & Variant Data Type
• 1:15 - Key Functions for Variant Data Type in Databricks
• 2:00 - Demo Part 1: Parsing JSON to Variant & Basic Data Access
• 3:45 - Demo Part 2: Ingesting JSON with COPY INTO & Advanced Data Extraction
• 6:00 - Conclusion
Documentation
Blog: https://www.databricks.com/blog/intro...
Open Source Library https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/...
Variant https://docs.databricks.com/en/semi-s...
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