Fabric Spark workspace settings: high concurrency vs reserve max cores vs customize compute vs autologging

This sheet compares High concurrency mode, Reserve maximum cores, Customize compute configuration, Automatic logging.

CriterionHigh concurrency modeReserve maximum coresCustomize compute configurationAutomatic logging
What it doesMultiple notebooks share one Spark sessionDisables optimistic admission; reserves cores for running jobsLets items override driver and executor cores and memoryCaptures ML training parameters and metrics

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