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Managing a Rapidly Growing SCD2 Bronze Layer on Databricks: Best Practices and Practical Guidance ready for AI Workloads

Slowly Changing Dimension Type 2 (SCD2) patterns are increasingly used in the Bronze layer of Databricks-based platforms to meet regulatory, analytical, and historical data requirements in Financial Services. However, SCD2 Bronze tables grow rapidly and can become costly, slow, and operationally fragile if not engineered carefully. This article provides practical, production-tested guidance for managing large-scale SCD2 Bronze layers on Databricks using Delta Lake. It focuses on performance, cost control, metadata health, and long-term readiness for analytics and AI workloads in regulated environments.

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