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Databricks Invests in Core Data Engineering, Operations

AI might be driving the bus when it comes to IT investments. But as companies struggle with their AI rollouts, they’re realizing that issues with the data are what’s holding them back. That’s what’s leading Datab Read more…

Databricks Is Making a Long-Term Play to Fix AI’s Biggest Constraint

At this week’s Databricks Data + AI Summit in San Francisco, the company announced two closely linked initiatives: a $100 million investment in global data and AI education, and the launch of Databricks Free Edition, a Read more…

Databricks One Reimagines How Enterprises Work with Data and AI

For all the progress in data infrastructure, most enterprises are still struggling with the last mile: enabling business users to work directly with data and AI without relying on technical teams.  In his keynote at Read more…

Databricks Wants to Take the Pain Out of Building, Deploying AI Agents with Bricks

Databricks today launched Agent Bricks, a new offering aimed at helping customers AI agent systems up and running quickly, with the cost, safety, and efficiency they demand. Many companies are investing large resource Read more…

Why Snowflake Bought Crunchy Data

Monday brought the first surprise from Snowflake Summit 25: the acquisition of Crunchy Data for a reported $250 million. Crunchy Data is an established South Carolina company that has been running and building upon the o Read more…

Big Data Career Notes for May 2025

It’s that time of month again–time for Big Data Career Notes, a monthly feature where we keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, ne Read more…

Databricks Nabs Neon to Solve AI Database Bottleneck

Databricks today announced its intent to buy Neon, a database startup founded by Nikita Shamgunov that develops a serverless and infinitely scalable version of the open source Postgres database. Databricks, which is repo Read more…

Vendors Rush to Adopt MCP, the USB-C Cord for AI Integration

When Anthropic unveiled Model Context Protocol (MCP) last fall, it didn’t make a whole lot of headlines. Nearly six months later, the new protocol is the talk of the town as one data infrastructure vendor after another Read more…

Databricks and KPMG Invest in LlamaIndex to Unlock Scalable Enterprise AI

Databricks and KPMG have made minority equity investments in LlamaIndex, a platform for agentic document workflows. These investments aim to accelerate the development and adoption of LlamaIndex’s flagship products, in Read more…

Databricks Broadens Data Integration Capabilities with Launch of Lakeflow Connect

Databricks has announced the general availability of Lakeflow Connect, a tool that enables no-code data ingestion from SaaS applications and databases.  As part of the launch, the company has introduced connectors fo Read more…

This Just In

Databricks Launches Agent Bricks: A New Approach to Building AI Agents

Jun 13, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2025 — Databricks has introduced Agent Bricks, a new, automated way to create high-performing AI agents tailored to your business. Just provide a high-level description of the agent’s task, and connect your enterprise data — Agent Bricks handles the rest. Read more…

Informatica Expands Partnership with Databricks as Launch Partner for Managed Iceberg Tables and OLTP Database

Jun 13, 2025 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 13, 2025 — Informatica has announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Databricks at the 2025 Data + AI Summit. Informatica is a launch partner for two major innovations from Databricks—Managed Iceberg Tables and Databricks Lakebase, a first-of-its-kind, modern database built for AI. Read more…

Databricks Expands Google Cloud Partnership to Offer Native Access to Gemini AI Models

Jun 12, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 — Databricks today announced a new strategic product partnership with Google Cloud to make the latest Gemini models available as native products within the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Read more…

Databricks and Microsoft Extend Strategic Partnership for Azure Databricks

Jun 12, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 — Databricks and Microsoft today announced a multi-year early extension of their strategic partnership, underscoring a shared commitment to helping organizations harness the power of data and AI. Read more…

ThoughtSpot Unveils DataSpot to Accelerate Agentic Analytics for Every Databricks Customer

Jun 12, 2025 |

New offering on Databricks Marketplace empowers users with real-time, governed, AI-powered insights directly from the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 12, 2025 — Read more…

Databricks Eliminates Table Format Lock-in and Adds Capabilities for Business Users with Unity Catalog Advancements

Jun 12, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 — Databricks has extended its leadership in the unified governance category with powerful new capabilities. Unity Catalog adds full support for Apache Iceberg tables, including native support for the Apache Iceberg REST Catalog APIs. Read more…

Databricks Unveils Databricks One: A New Way to Bring AI to Every Corner of the Business

Jun 12, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 — Databricks has announced the launch of Databricks One, a new experience that gives all business users simple and secure access to the data and AI capabilities offered by the Data Intelligence Platform. Read more…

Databricks Donates Declarative Pipelines to Apache Spark Open Source Project

Jun 12, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 — Databricks has announced it is open-sourcing the company’s core declarative ETL framework as Apache Spark Declarative Pipelines. This initiative comes on the heels of Apache Spark reaching two billion downloads and the recent launch of Apache Spark 4.0. Read more…

Databricks Launches Lakebase, a New Class of Operational Database for AI Apps and Agents

Jun 11, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2025 — Databricks today announced the launch of Lakebase, a first-of-its-kind fully-managed Postgres database built for AI. With Lakebase, Databricks adds an operational database layer to the company’s Data Intelligence Platform. Read more…

Databricks Launches Free Edition and Announces $100M Investment to Develop Data and AI Talent

Jun 11, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2025 — Databricks today announced a $100 million investment in global data and AI education, aimed at closing the industry-wide talent gap and preparing the next generation of data and AI engineers, data analysts and data scientists. Read more…

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