🔍 Unity Catalog vs Hive Metastore – What’s the Difference? ☁️

Kicking off my new cloud engineering series with a deep dive into Databricks metadata management. In this first video, I explain the key differences between Unity Catalog and the legacy Hive Metastore—and why I recommend making the switch.

You’ll learn:

✨ How to identify which catalog you're using from the launch screen

✨ Key visual cues inside your workspace

✨ The major advantages of Unity Catalog (with more setup tips in a future video)

📊 Whether you're modernizing your data stack or just starting with Databricks, this one’s for you.

Follow along weekly as we explore how to build resilient, scalable, and governed cloud data platforms!

#CloudEngineering #DataEngineering #Databricks #UnityCatalog #HiveMetastore #DataGovernance #ModernDataStack #PySpark #ETL #Azure #AWS #MedallionArchitecture #DataOps

#CloudEngineering #DataEngineering #Databricks #UnityCatalog #HiveMetastore #DataGovernance #ModernDataStack #PySpark #ETL #Azure #AWS #MedallionArchitecture #DataOps