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Databricks Exam Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Topic 2 Question 24 Discussion
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A Delta Lake table representing metadata about content from user has the following schema:
user_id LONG, post_text STRING, post_id STRING, longitude FLOAT, latitude FLOAT, post_time TIMESTAMP, date DATE
Based on the above schema, which column is a good candidate for partitioning the Delta Table?
Partitioning a Delta Lake table improves query performance by organizing data into partitions based on the values of a column. In the given schema, the date column is a good candidate for partitioning for several reasons:
Time-Based Queries: If queries frequently filter or group by date, partitioning by the date column can significantly improve performance by limiting the amount of data scanned.
Granularity: The date column likely has a granularity that leads to a reasonable number of partitions (not too many and not too few). This balance is important for optimizing both read and write performance.
Data Skew: Other columns like post_id or user_id might lead to uneven partition sizes (data skew), which can negatively impact performance.
Partitioning by post_time could also be considered, but typically date is preferred due to its more manageable granularity.
Delta Lake Documentation on Table Partitioning: Optimizing Layout with Partitioning
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