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Nidhi Gupta
4 min readFeb 16, 2025

Implementing Unity Catalog with Medallion Architecture: A Mini Project

Project Description:
Enable a Databricks workspace with Unity Catalog for centralized data governance and access control. Implement a Medallion Architecture by organizing data into Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers to enhance data quality, performance, and usability: Automate data processing and transformation by scheduling workflows to ensure seamless and efficient pipeline execution.

Project Architecture:

Components for the project:

  1. Databricks Workspace — Cloud-based analytics platform for processing big data.
  2. Unity Catalog — Centralized governance for data and AI assets.
  3. Medallion Architecture:
  • Bronze Layer — Raw data ingestion.
  • Silver Layer — Cleaned and enriched data.
  • Gold Layer — Aggregated and business-ready data.

4. Workflows (Job Scheduling) — Automating data processing and transformations.

5. Delta Lake — Storage format for reliability and performance.

6. External Locations & Storage Credentials — Secure access to cloud storage.

7. Cluster & Compute Resources — Execution environment for processing data.

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Nidhi Gupta
Nidhi Gupta

Written by Nidhi Gupta

Azure Data Engineer 👨‍💻.Heading towards cloud technologies expertise✌️.

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