# Youssef Mrini - Senior Developer Advocate at Databricks
> Technical guides, agentic data engineering patterns, and developer resources for the Databricks ecosystem.

## Core Technology Stack & Topics

- Genie Agents & Genie Code (Agentic Data Engineering & Code Automation)
- Lakebase (Serverless Postgres for AI Apps & Persistent Agent State)
- Lakeflow (Declarative Data Pipelines & Continuous Ingestion)
- Unity Catalog (Data & AI Governance, ABAC/RBAC, Semantic Layer)
- Databricks AI/BI, Delta Lake, & Apache Iceberg (Open Table Formats)
- FinOps & Cost Monitoring (Cloud Economics and Compute Optimization)
- Developer Experience (DevXp) & Developer Relations

## Offsite Channels & Publications

- Blog: http://blog.nextgenlakehouse.com/
- Newsletter: https://newsletter.nextgenlakehouse.com
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nextgenlakehouse
- GitHub: https://github.com/youssefmrini
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/youssefmrini

## Primary site

- NextGen Lakehouse: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com
- Tutorials hub: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content
- Interviews: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/interviews

## Author entity

- Name: Youssef Mrini
- Title: Senior Developer Advocate
- Employer: Databricks (https://www.databricks.com)
- Ecosystem role: Co-Host & Creator, NextGen Lakehouse
- Discipline: Developer Relations (DevRel) & Developer Experience (DevXp)

## Keywords

Youssef Mrini, Databricks, Senior Developer Advocate, NextGen Lakehouse, Genie Agents, Genie Code, Lakebase, Lakeflow, Unity Catalog, Serverless Postgres, Agentic Data Engineering, DevRel, DevXp, Databricks AI/BI, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, FinOps, Cost Monitoring

## Sitemap

- https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/sitemap.xml
- LLM full index: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/llms-full.txt

## Knowledge areas (knowsAbout)

- Genie Agents
- Genie Code
- Lakebase
- Lakeflow
- Unity Catalog
- Serverless Postgres
- Agentic Data Engineering
- Developer Relations
- Developer Experience (DevXp)
- Databricks AI/BI
- Delta Lake
- Apache Iceberg
- FinOps
- Cost Monitoring

## Catalog sections (training topics)

### Unity Catalog
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#unity-catalog

### Lakeflow
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#lakeflow

### Lakehouse
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#lakehouse

### AIBI Dashboards
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#aibi-dashboards

### Genie
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#genie

### GenAI
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#genai

### Omnigent
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#omnigent

### Neon
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#neon

### Databricks Apps
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#apps

### Machine Learning
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#machine-learning

### Meet the MVPs
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#mvp

### Platform
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#platform

### Lakebase
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#lakebase

### Observability and Finops
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#observability-finops

### Data + AI Summit
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#data-ai-summit

### What's New
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#whats-new

### Books
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content#books

## Static pages (metadata registry)

### Home
- Databricks One-Stop Shop | Unity Catalog & Lakeflow
- Databricks tutorials on Genie Agents, Lakeflow, Unity Catalog & Lakebase — curated by Youssef Mrini, Senior Developer Advocate at Databricks.
- https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com

### Tutorials & Trainings
- Title: Databricks Hub | Tutorials & Trainings
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/content
- 1,100+ Databricks tutorials & videos on Genie Agents, Lakeflow, Unity Catalog & Lakebase — curated by Youssef Mrini, Senior Developer Advocate at Databricks.

### Curated Articles
- Title: Databricks Articles | Curated SME Library
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/articles
- Curated Databricks articles on Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, Delta Lake & AI/BI — selected by Youssef Mrini, Senior Developer Advocate at Databricks.

### Interviews
- Title: Databricks Interviews | Leaders & Partners
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/interviews
- Databricks executive & partner interviews on lakehouse, AI & data engineering — hosted by Youssef Mrini, Senior Developer Advocate.

### Learning Paths
- Title: Databricks Learning Paths | Guided Tracks
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/learning-paths
- Guided Databricks tracks for governance, engineering, SQL & AI — structured by Youssef Mrini, Senior Developer Advocate at Databricks.

### What's New
- Title: Databricks What's New | Releases & News
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/whats-new
- Latest Databricks releases & platform news — curated for practitioners by Youssef Mrini, Senior Developer Advocate at Databricks.

### Databricks DevConnect I Paris
- Title: Databricks DevConnect I Paris
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/devconnect-paris-2026
- Databricks DevConnect Paris — technical meetup for data and AI practitioners with Youssef Mrini and the Databricks DevRel team. Sep 22, 2026.

### Open Lakehouse + AI Paris
- Title: Open Lakehouse + AI Paris
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/open-lakehouse-paris-2026
- Open Lakehouse + AI meetup in Paris — Unity Catalog, open lakehouse, and AI architectures. Sep 23, 2026 with Youssef Mrini and the community.

### Data + AI Summit 2026
- Title: Data + AI Summit 2026
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/dais-2026
- Youssef Mrini at Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026 in San Francisco — sessions, talks, and lakehouse insights from NextGenLakehouse.

### Data + AI Summit 2025
- Title: Data + AI Summit 2025
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/dais-2025
- Youssef Mrini at Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025 in San Francisco — sessions, talks, and lakehouse insights from NextGenLakehouse.

### Data + AI Summit 2024
- Title: Data + AI Summit 2024
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/dais-2024
- Recap of Databricks Data + AI Summit 2024 with Youssef Mrini — Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, and AI platform highlights.

### Data + AI Summit 2023
- Title: Data + AI Summit 2023
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/dais-2023
- Databricks Data + AI Summit 2023 coverage by Youssef Mrini — lakehouse, Delta Lake, and data engineering sessions.

### Big Data Paris 2024
- Title: Big Data Paris 2024
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/big-data-paris-2024
- Youssef Mrini at Big Data Paris 2024 — Databricks lakehouse and data platform talks in Paris, France.

### Paris Data Engineers 2023
- Title: Paris Data Engineers 2023
- URL: https://www.nextgenlakehouse.com/events/paris-data-engineers-2023
- Paris Data Engineers 2023 — Youssef Mrini on Databricks, data engineering, and the lakehouse in Paris.

## Coverage summary

Unity Catalog governance, Lakeflow pipelines, Lakehouse SQL/DBSQL, AI/BI Dashboards, Genie Agents, Genie Code, Omnigent, Neon Postgres, Databricks Apps, MLflow, Lakebase, observability/FinOps, events, and books.