diff --git a/toc.md b/toc.md index 799ad43..9ada611 100644 --- a/toc.md +++ b/toc.md @@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ hoping that this version is still useful to you. ## Provisioning ADB: Guidelines for Networking and Security +Azure Databricks (ADB) deployments for very small organizations, PoC applications, or for personal +education hardly require any planning. You can spin up a Workspace using Azure Portal in a matter of +minutes, create a Notebook, and start writing code. + +Enterprise-grade large scale deployments are a different story altogether. Some upfront planning is +necessary to avoid cost overruns, throttling issues, etc. In particular, you need to understand: +● Networking requirements of Databricks +● The number and the type of Azure networking resources required to launch clusters +● Relationship between Azure and Databricks jargon: Subscription, VNet., Workspaces, Clusters, +Subnets, etc. +● Overall Capacity Planning process: where to begin, what to consider? +Let’s start with a short Azure Databricks 101 and then discuss some best practices for scalable and +secure deployments. + ### Sub-heading This is an h2 heading