Databricks Skewed Joins or Inefficient Shuffles

September 29, 2025

This RADEN video shows how to identify Skewed Joints and Inefficient Shuffles in Databricks.

  • Analyze Spark metrics from top jobs and find evidence of skewed joins or inefficient shuffles.
  • Highlights that broadcast joins were in use, which helps improve shuffle performance, and there were no signs of excessive garbage collection time.
  • The next step would be looking into specific jobs, gathering optimization recommendations, or setting up ongoing monitoring for potential issues.
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