# Databricks optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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3 documented Databricks cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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3 documented Databricks cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 3 inefficiencies

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- Databricks  CER-0332

### [Missing Partition Pruning in Delta Lake Table Queries](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/missing-partition-pruning-in-delta-lake-table-queries-on-databricks)

When Delta Lake tables are partitioned by specific columns - such as date, region, or tenant identifier - the query engine can use partition pruning to limit data scans to only the relevant subset of files. However, when queries against...

Databases

- Databricks  CER-0115

### [Inefficient Use of Photon Engine in Azure Databricks](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/inefficient-use-of-photon-engine-in-azure-databricks)

Photon is optimized for SQL workloads, delivering significant speedups through vectorized execution and native C++ performance. However, Photon only accelerates workloads that use compatible operations and data patterns. If a workload...

Compute

- Databricks  CER-0020

### [Lack of Functional Cost Attribution in Databricks Workloads](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/lack-of-functional-cost-attribution-in-databricks-workloads)

Databricks cost optimization begins with visibility. Unlike traditional IaaS services, Databricks operates as an orchestration layer spanning compute, storage, and execution - but its spend is often hard to attribute by workload, job, or...

Other

## More Databricks services

- [Databricks Clusters  7](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-clusters)

- [Databricks Compute  5](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-compute)

- [Databricks SQL  4](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-sql)

- [Databricks Serverless Compute  2](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-serverless-compute)

- [Databricks Workflows  2](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-workflows)

- [Delta Lake  2](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/delta-lake)

- [Interactive Clusters  1](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/interactive-clusters)

- [Databricks Model Serving  1](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-model-serving)

- [Databricks AI Search  1](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-ai-search)

- [Databricks Lakeflow Pipelines  1](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/databricks-lakeflow-pipelines)

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