Databricks' Variant data type, now Generally Available, enables teams to ingest semi-structured data flexibly while maintaining structured-like query performance, with 30x faster reads. Variant handles unpredictable schema changes without requiring pipeline updates, and its Predictive Optimization feature automatically improves query performance on Variant data. This allows teams to trade off flexibility for performance when working with semi-structured data. AI summary
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