💡 Databricks Advanced Security with RBAC, RLS & ABAC

Our newest blog-post summarizes authorization patterns on the Databricks platform. How do role-based and attribute-based access control mix with row- and column-level security? All you need to know in a concise little write-up:

🔗 https://www.nextlytics.com/blog/master-databricks-security-with-rbac-rls-abac

#databricks #dataengineering #datascience #sapdatabricks #businessintelligence #blog #azuredatabricks #datawarehouse #datagovernance #unitycatalog

yahoo news | BSTZ Holds Over 30% in Illiquid Private Companies and Trades at an 11.4% NAV...

BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ) promises monthly income generated by a covered‑call overlay on a tech portfolio, but the sustainability of that income is now in question. Monthly payouts peaked at $0.22305 in March 2025, fell to $0.1625 by November 2025 and have held at that level through March 2026—a roughly 27 % decline. In September 2025 BlackRock moved from floating‑rate to level‑rate distributions, effectively cementing a lower payout, and disclosed in February 2026 that “managed distribution plans … may include return of capital,” meaning part of the payments may come from the fund’s own capital rather than genuine earnings. The $0.517116 special distribution paid in December 2025 likely reflected capital‑gain realization instead of portfolio income, casting further doubt on the current $0.1625 monthly rate.

A second material risk is the fund’s heavy exposure to private, illiquid technology companies—over 30 % of its holdings, with Databricks as the largest. These private positions are valued by internal models rather than market prices, creating uncertainty around the reported net asset value (NAV). BSTZ already trades at a discount to NAV, widening from about 7.65 % in August 2025 to 11.4 % in January 2026. Any downward revaluation of private assets would shrink NAV, pressure distributions, and further expand the discount, compounding the fund’s challenges.

Investors should monitor three key signals: (1) the monthly distribution announcements—any cut below the $0.1625 baseline signals that call premiums and portfolio income are insufficient; (2) the daily NAV discount—widening beyond the current ~11.4 % suggests growing market skepticism; and (3) the implied volatility environment—lower VIX levels reduce call‑premium income. Additionally, activist investor Saba Capital’s 7.94 % stake (disclosed March 2026) could trigger strategic moves such as tender offers or liquidation. The fund’s income story has already been reset once; continued viability hinges on stable distributions and a narrowing or steady NAV discount.

Read more: https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/04/01/bstz-holds-over-30-in-illiquid-private-companies-and-trades-at-an-11-4-nav-discount/

#blackrockscience&technologytermtrust #bstz #databricks #sabacapital #nav

Setzt jemand aus der Leserschaft #Databricks ein? Die wurden (mutmaßlich) Opfer eines Lieferkettenangriffs durch #TeamPCP. Das eigene Unternehmen könnte kompromittiert sein (wenn z.B. das das Python-Paket von LiteLLM im Einsatz ist).

https://borncity.com/blog/2026/03/30/databricks-mutmasslich-opfer-des-teampcp-litellm-lieferkettenangriffs/

SAP Business Data Cloud brings forth a new era of open cross-platform data sharing. Right? Zero-copy and all, right?

I voiced my concerns in our webinar back in November.

Now, SAP has put phrasing in BDC terms and conditions, that BDC Connect (yes, that much-hyped "zero copy data sharing") may not be used for persisting data in the receiving system.

#sap #businessdatacloud #deltasharing #databricks #bdc_connect #sapbdc

🔥 Dokumentasi arsitektur terbaru sudah live.

"Cracking the Databricks Generative AI Engineer: A Comprehensive Guide"

🔗 Akses repositori/dokumentasi: https://dev.to/living_palace_033483e788f/cracking-the-databricks-generative-ai-engineer-a-comprehensive-guide-1k5p

#databricks #generativeai #mlops

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/05/databricks-karl-rag-agent-enterprise-search-xcxwbn/

New Databricks KARL RAG Agent Promises 33% Cost Reduction vs. Claude Opus 4.6

#AI #Databricks #DatabricksKARL #Anthropic #Claude #GenerativeAI #MachineLearning #AIAgents #EnterpriseAI #RAG #KARL #ReinforcementLearning

📊 Dashboards in Databricks - Metric Views for Consistent Business KPIs

We've just published a new blog post about native BI and dashboarding capabilities in Databricks.

Databricks is only for coders? This no longer holds true. And Metric Views allow for consistent business logic defined across the entire analytics ecosystem.

🔗 https://www.nextlytics.com/blog/dashboards-in-databricks-metric-views-for-consistent-business-kpis

#databricks #blog #blogpost #businessintelligence #azuredatabricks #sapdatabricks #datascience #dataAnalytics