Your Guide to Retail & Consumer Goods Sessions at Data + AI Summit 2021
Data + AI Summit is the global event for the data community, where global100,000 practitioners, leaders and visionaries come together to engage in thought-provoking dialogue and share the latest innovations in data and AI. At this year’s Data + AI Summit, we’re excited to announce a full agenda of sessions for data teams in the...
Improved Tableau Databricks Connector With Azure AD Authentication Support
With the release of Tableau 2021.1, we have added new functionality to the Tableau Databricks Connector that simplifies security administration and streamlines the connection experience for end users. The updated connector lets Tableau users connect to Azure Databricks with a couple of clicks, using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) credentials and SSO for Tableau Online...
MIT Tech Review Study: Building a High-performance Data and AI Organization — The Data Architecture Matters.
Only 13% of organizations -- super achievers -- are succeeding at their data and AI strategy yet the successful application of data and AI has never been a greater necessity for survival than now1. In order to remain forward-thinking in today’s landscape, data leaders are looking for the ability to eliminate silos that traditionally separate...
Building Forward-Looking Intelligence With External Data
This post was written in collaboration with the Foursquare data team. We thank co-author Javier Soliz, sales engineer specializing in data engineering and geospatial analysis at Foursquare, for his contribution. “In an interlocked global economy, triggering events can quickly set off a chain reaction,” wrote Boston Consulting Group in early 2020 as the world...
Rise of the Lakehouse
With the fast-moving evolution of the data lake, Billy Bosworth and Ali Ghodsi share their mutual thoughts on the top 5 common questions they get asked about data warehouses, data lakes and lakehouses. Coming from different backgrounds, they each provide unique and valuable insights into this market. Ali has spent more than 10 years on...
Guide to Media & Entertainment Sessions at Data + AI Summit 2021
Data + AI Summit is the global event for the data community, where 100,000 practitioners, leaders and visionaries come together to engage in thought provoking dialogue and share the latest innovations in data and AI. At this year’s Data + AI Summit, we’re excited to announce a full agenda of sessions for data teams in...
Data-driven Software: Towards the Future of Programming in Data Science
This is a guest authored post by Tim Hunter, data scientist, and Rocío Ventura Abreu, data scientist, of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Data science is now placed at the center of business decision making thanks to the tremendous success of data-driven analytics. However, more stringent expectations around data quality control, reproducibility, auditability and ease of...
Databricks on Google Cloud Now Generally Available
Today, we announced the general availability of Databricks on Google Cloud, a jointly developed service that combines an open Lakehouse platform with an open cloud. Since the announcement of Databricks on Google Cloud, we have seen tremendous momentum for this partnership as customers pursue a multi-cloud approach to their analytics and DS/ML workloads. Customers are...
Guide to Manufacturing & Distribution Sessions at Data + AI Summit 2021
Data + AI Summit is the global event for the data community, where 100,000 practitioners, leaders and visionaries come together to engage in thought-provoking discussions and dive into the latest innovations in data and AI. For those in manufacturing and distribution, this will be an opportunity to learn from industry leaders about how they are...
Custom DNS With AWS Privatelink for Databricks Workspaces
This post was written in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). We thank co-authors Ranjit Kalidasan, senior solutions architect, and Pratik Mankad, partner solutions architect, of AWS for their contributions. Last week, we were excited to announce the release of AWS PrivateLink for Databricks Workspaces, now in public preview, which enables new patterns and...
