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Databricks 102 with Jussi Virtanen | Recordly

Written by Mika Heino | 20.01.2026

A State of Cloud Data Warehouses Talk Show is a video series in which our Partner and Data Architect Mika Heino interviews different data and AI/ML experts about topics close to their hearts.

dbx 101 with jussi virtanen, databricks lead - part 2 

In this episode, Jussi Virtanen, Databricks Tech Lead and ML Engineer at Recordly, is telling Mika Heino more about the end-to-end data platform solution Databricks. Especially if you're into machine learning, you'll find lots of useful tips and tricks from Jussi. 

Watch part 1 (Databricks 101) first, if you haven't already. There, we go through what Databricks is used for, what it contains, whom it's relevant for, and how you can get started for free

In this episode - Databricks 102 - you'll get: 

  • What you can expect from Databricks today (Databricks is more than Spark!)
  • Serverless (SQL) in Databricks
  • Big trends in Databricks 
  • Machine learning capabilities in Databricks (AutoML)
  • What are the "hidden gems" in Databricks that not enough people know of?
  • How you can easily switch between Python and SQL inside Databricks 
  • In what direction is Databricks moving? 

The video is in Finnish but you can enable translated English subtitles on YouTube.

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Video Timestamps 

00:00  Intro
01:17
What does a Tech Lead do at Recordly?
03:26
How has Databricks' capabilities evolved since it was launched in 2013?
04:28 Serverless SQL - what is it?
06:49
ML capabilities in Databricks with example: weather data 
10:06 Hidden gems - what's an absolute "must" in Databricks?
12:06 Easily switch between Python and SQL 
14:45  In what direction is Databricks moving - Jussi puts on his fortune teller hat