diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 253c6b70aa..b2a1a3c124 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ exclude_lines = [
 # Sources https://google.github.io/styleguide/pylintrc
 # License: https://github.com/google/styleguide/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE
 
-# Analyse import fallback blocks. This can be used to support both Python 2 and 3
-# compatible code, which means that the block might have code that exists only in
-# one or another interpreter, leading to false positives when analysed.
-# analyse-fallback-blocks =
-
 # Clear in-memory caches upon conclusion of linting. Useful if running pylint in
 # a server-like mode.
 # clear-cache-post-run =
@@ -170,11 +165,6 @@ exclude_lines = [
 # for backward compatibility.)
 # extension-pkg-whitelist =
 
-# Return non-zero exit code if any of these messages/categories are detected,
-# even if score is above --fail-under value. Syntax same as enable. Messages
-# specified are enabled, while categories only check already-enabled messages.
-# fail-on =
-
 # Specify a score threshold under which the program will exit with error.
 fail-under = 10.0
 
@@ -206,7 +196,7 @@ ignore-patterns = ["^\\.#"]
 # Use multiple processes to speed up Pylint. Specifying 0 will auto-detect the
 # number of processors available to use, and will cap the count on Windows to
 # avoid hangs.
-# jobs =
+jobs = 0
 
 # Control the amount of potential inferred values when inferring a single object.
 # This can help the performance when dealing with large functions or complex,
@@ -525,7 +515,7 @@ known-third-party = ["enchant"]
 [tool.pylint.logging]
 # The type of string formatting that logging methods do. `old` means using %
 # formatting, `new` is for `{}` formatting.
-logging-format-style = "old"
+logging-format-style = "new"
 
 # Logging modules to check that the string format arguments are in logging
 # function parameter format.
@@ -546,7 +536,6 @@ confidence = ["HIGH", "CONTROL_FLOW", "INFERENCE", "INFERENCE_FAILURE", "UNDEFIN
 # no Warning level messages displayed, use "--disable=all --enable=classes
 # --disable=W".
 disable = [
-    "consider-using-augmented-assign",
     "prefer-typing-namedtuple",
     "attribute-defined-outside-init",
     "missing-module-docstring",
@@ -554,14 +543,10 @@ disable = [
     "missing-function-docstring",
     "too-few-public-methods",
     "line-too-long",
-    "too-many-lines",
     "trailing-whitespace",
     "missing-final-newline",
     "trailing-newlines",
-    "bad-indentation",
     "unnecessary-semicolon",
-    "multiple-statements",
-    "superfluous-parens",
     "mixed-line-endings",
     "unexpected-line-ending-format",
     "fixme",
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/workspace_access/groups.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/workspace_access/groups.py
index 41ea229556..fa2ec2e0ac 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/workspace_access/groups.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/workspace_access/groups.py
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ def _get_account_group(self, group_id: str) -> Group | None:
             return iam.Group.from_dict(raw)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
         except NotFound:
             # the given group has been removed from the account after getting the group and before running this method
-            logger.warning("Group with ID: %s does not exist anymore in the Databricks account.", group_id)
+            logger.warning(f"Group with ID {group_id} does not exist anymore in the Databricks account.")
             return None
 
     def _list_account_groups(self, scim_attributes: str) -> list[iam.Group]:
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def _reflect_account_group_to_workspace(self, account_group_id: str):
             return True
         except NotFound:
             # the given group has been removed from the account after getting the group and before running this method
-            logger.warning("Group with ID: %s does not exist anymore in the Databricks account.", account_group_id)
+            logger.warning(f"Group with ID {account_group_id} does not exist anymore in the Databricks account.")
             return True
 
     def _get_strategy(