Databricks Core Architecture
The building blocks of the Databricks Lakehouse
Delta Lake
Open-source storage layer
ACID transactions on data lakes
Schema enforcement & evolution
Time travel & versioning
Photon Engine
Vectorized execution engine
Up to 25% lower latency (2025)
High-performance for BI workloads
No code changes needed
Unity Catalog
Centralized governance
Fine-grained access control
Data lineage tracking
Metric views for KPIs (2025)