How Databricks Cluster Policies Can Enforce Good Behavior (and Save You Money)

As Platform Engineers, we’re often tasked with enabling autonomy for data teams without letting costs spiral out of control. In the world of Databricks, cluster policies are one of the most powerful (and underrated) tools to achieve that balance. In this post, I want to focus on a key capability of cluster policies: enforcing the separation between interactive (all-purpose) clusters and automated job clusters.

Apr 18, 2025 - 13:54
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How Databricks Cluster Policies Can Enforce Good Behavior (and Save You Money)

As Platform Engineers, we’re often tasked with enabling autonomy for data teams without letting costs spiral out of control. In the world of Databricks, cluster policies are one of the most powerful (and underrated) tools to achieve that balance.

In this post, I want to focus on a key capability of cluster policies: enforcing the separation between interactive (all-purpose) clusters and automated job clusters.