Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog
UpdateVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026
The sample datasets /databricks-datasets mounted to DBFS are now also available in the samples catalog as samples.databricks.datasets , made available through OpenSharing. The datasets volume hosts a collection of Databricks-provided datasets that you can use to build and test data pipelines.
Topics: Governance, Data integration, Observability
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| Jul 22 | Automated setup for S3 external locations Update | Update |
| Jul 24 | Governed tags system table is in Beta Beta | Beta |
| Jul 28 | Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available GA | GA |
| Jul 16 | Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available GA | GA |
| Jul 15 | Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards Update | Update |
| Jul 14 | Request for Access will soon be enabled by default for all workspaces Update | Update |
