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Databricks and AWS in AI Chip Hookup

AWS Trainium chips will be the preferred processors for training Mosaic AI models on the Databricks platform, the company announced today. The deal represents a blow to Nvidia’s continued AI dominance with its high-end Read more…

The Open Optimism of Apache Polaris

Since it was first unveiled in June, interest in the Apache Polaris project has soared, as organizations look to the metadata catalog to help them get a handle on their big data and control access to their Apache Iceberg Read more…

Don’t Believe the Big Database Hype, Stonebraker Warns

How we store and serve data are critical factors in what we can do with data, and today we want to do oh-so much. That big data necessity is the mother of all invention, and over the past 20 years, it has spurred an imme Read more…

Yes, Big Data Is Still a Thing (It Never Really Went Away)

A funny thing happened on the way to the AI promised land: People realized they need data. In fact, they realized they need large quantities of a wide variety of data, and that it would be better if it was fresh, trusted Read more…

Apache Hudi Is Not What You Think It Is

Vinoth Chandar, the creator of Apache Hudi, never set out to develop a table format, let alone be thrust into a three-way war with Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake for table format supremacy. So when Databricks recently ple Read more…

Cloud Giants Gain with DSML Platforms, While GenAI Fans the Flame: Gartner

The advent of generative AI is driving enterprises to adopt consolidated data science and machine learning (DSML) platforms that can handle traditional ML as well as new GenAI use cases, according to Gartner’s latest M Read more…

From Monolith to Microservices: The Future of Apache Spark

The days of monolithic Apache Spark applications that are difficult to upgrade are numbered, as the popular data processing framework is undergoing an important architectural shift that will utilize microservices to deco Read more…

Python Now a First-Class Language on Spark, Databricks Says

The Apache Spark community has improved support for Python to such a great degree over the past few years that Python is now a “first-class” language, and no longer a "clunky" add-on as it once was, Databricks co-fou Read more…

Databricks Goes Serverless, Simplifying its Data Platform

One of the complaints heard about Databricks over the years--that it’s complex to set up and sometimes difficult to use--will need to be revisited now that the company is making its entire data platform serverless. Read more…

This Just In

Databricks Announces 2025 Data + AI Summit Keynote Lineup and Data Intelligence Programming

May 22, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2025 — Databricks today announced the full agenda and lineup of featured speakers for this year’s Data + AI Summit, a global event for the data and AI community. Read more…

Liquibase Partners with Databricks to Bring Modern Change Management to the Lakehouse

May 16, 2025 |

Liquibase Pro and the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform help data teams automate and govern schema changes with the speed and control today’s data products require.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2025 — Read more…

Databricks Agrees to Acquire Neon to Deliver Serverless Postgres for Developers + AI Agents

May 14, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 14, 2025 — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced its intent to acquire Neon, a leading serverless Postgres company. Read more…

Altair Partners with Databricks to Accelerate Data-Driven Innovation

Apr 16, 2025 |

TROY, Mich., April 16, 2025 — Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, has partnered with Databricks to empower joint customers with next-generation capabilities for data unification, graph-powered intelligence, and enterprise-grade artificial intelligence (AI). Read more…

Moveworks Partners with Databricks to Bring AI/BI Genie Agents to the Moveworks AI Agent Marketplace

Apr 15, 2025 |

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 15, 2025 — Moveworks today announced a collaboration with Databricks, the data and AI company, to bring Databricks AI/BI Genie agents to the Moveworks AI Agent Marketplace. Read more…

Kinaxis Partners with Databricks to Accelerate AI-Powered Supply Chain Orchestration

Apr 1, 2025 |

OTTAWA, Ontario and SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2025 — Kinaxis, a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, and Databricks today announced a partnership to set a new standard for intelligent supply chain decision-making. Read more…

Databricks and Anthropic Sign Deal to Bring Claude Models to Data Intelligence Platform

Mar 26, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2025 — Databricks and Anthropic today announced a strategic, five-year partnership to offer Anthropic models and services natively through the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Read more…

Palantir and Databricks Announce Strategic Product Partnership to Deliver Secure and Efficient AI to Customers

Mar 13, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 14, 2025 — Databricks, the Data and AI company, and Palantir Technologies Inc.,  the world’s leading provider of enterprise operating systems, today announced a strategic product partnership that combines Palantir’s world-class AI operating system and Databricks’ Read more…

AtScale Powers Databricks Genie with Semantic Layer Delivering Accurate and Trusted Natural Language Querying

Mar 10, 2025 |

BOSTON, March 10, 2025 — AtScale, a leader in semantic layer technology, today announced its integration with Databricks Genie, bringing powerful natural language querying to the Databricks Lakehouse. Read more…

Databricks Deepens San Francisco Investment with New Office and Multi-Year Data and AI Summit Commitment

Mar 6, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2025 — Databricks today announced a series of big investments in San Francisco, including the expansion into a new, larger, cutting-edge headquarters and a multi-year commitment to host its annual user conference in the city, a move that asserts San Francisco as the world’s AI capital. Read more…

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