Older or posting term	Current teaching approach
Vector Search	Official documentation uses AI Search; verify SDK/import names separately.
Asset Bundles	Official documentation uses Declarative Automation Bundles.
AI Gateway	Current governance overview uses Unity Gateway; verify interface-specific controls.
Agent Evaluation	Use current MLflow 3 workflows and distinguish local from managed features.
DBRX	Understand the posting’s model example; select supported models based on task evidence.

A compact glossary

Term	Meaning
FDE	Forward deployed engineer: an engineer working close to client workflows and delivery constraints.
RAG	Retrieval-augmented generation: supplying relevant evidence to a generation step.
Entitlement	A verified permission to access a resource or perform an action.
Idempotency	A repeated logical operation has the intended one-operation effect under a defined contract.
Trace	A connected record of the application operations for a request.
Held-out set	Evaluation cases reserved from the tuning/development loop.
p95 latency	A latency threshold covering roughly 95% of observed requests under a stated calculation.
Data grain	The meaning of one row in a table.
ADR	Architecture decision record: context, alternatives, choice, evidence, and consequences.
Runbook	An operational procedure for diagnosis, containment, recovery, and verification.

Keep evidence current

Platform terminology references were checked on 5 October 2026. Product names, previews, regions, permissions, SDKs, and prices can change. Verify exact implementation details when performing a lab. The educational sequence and grading standards are independent design choices, not official certification requirements.

Managed Databricks labs have not been executed as part of this static website package. The bundled Python reference has local verification and clearly stated limits.