Performance articles

Every BricksNotes article on Performance: 5 practical pieces on Databricks and data engineering, newest first.

Z-ORDER or liquid clustering? How to lay out a Delta table in 2026
From 47 Minutes to 5 Minutes: Fixing the Small File Problem on a 100 GB Delta Table
Databricks Photon Engine: What It Actually Does and When It Matters
Cost-Efficient Data Pipelines in Databricks: A Practical Guide
The Small File Problem Is Quietly Killing Your Delta Lake Performance — Here's the Fix
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