Friday, March 14, 2025

Databricks Platform Architecture - Control Plane & Compute Plane

Databricks Platform Architecture

The Databricks platform architecture consists of two main components: the Control Plane and the Data Plane (also known as the Compute Plane). Here's a breakdown of each component and what resides in the customer's cloud account:

Control Plane:

Purpose: The control plane hosts Databricks' backend services, including the web application, REST APIs, and account management.

Location: The control plane is managed by Databricks and runs within Databricks' cloud account.

Components: It includes services for workspace management, job scheduling, cluster management, and other administrative functions.

Data Plane (Compute Plane):

Purpose: The data plane is responsible for data processing and client interactions.

Location: The data plane can be deployed in two ways:

Serverless Compute Plane: Databricks compute resources run in a serverless compute layer within Databricks' cloud account.

Classic Compute Plane: Databricks compute resources run in the customer's cloud account (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). This setup provides natural isolation as it runs within the customer's own virtual network.

Components: It includes clusters, notebooks, and other compute resources used for data processing and analytics.

Customer's Cloud Account:

Workspace Storage: Each Databricks workspace has an associated storage bucket or account in the customer's cloud account. This storage contains:

Workspace System Data: Includes notebook revisions, job run details, command results, and Spark logs.

DBFS (Databricks File System): A distributed file system accessible within Databricks environments, used for storing and accessing data.

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