Posts by Clinton Ford

We are excited to announce that Azure Databricks is now Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorized at the High Impact level, enabling new data and AI use cases across public sector on the dedicated Microsoft Azure Government (MAG) cloud. Azure Databricks is trusted by federal, state and local government agencies, such as the...

Databricks, diamond sponsor Microsoft and Azure Databricks customers to present keynotes and breakout sessions at Data + AI Summit Europe. Data + AI Summit Europe is the free virtual event for data teams — data scientists, engineers and analysts — who will tune in from all over the world to share best practices, discover new...

We are excited to announce that Azure Databricks is now available in public preview for Microsoft’s Azure China region, enabling new data and AI use cases with fast, reliable and scalable data processing, analytics, data science and machine learning on the cloud. With availability across more than 30 Azure regions, global organizations appreciate the consistency,...

Introduction Relogix is a leading workspace analytics and sensor-as-a-service provider for workplace monitoring, management, and performance. Founded on a decade of Corporate Real Estate (CRE) data and analytics experience, Relogix specializes in blending data used by CRE professionals with data collected from workspace occupancy and comfort sensors. Blending data enables CRE strategy leaders to tell...

In rapidly changing environments, Azure Databricks enables organizations to spot new trends, respond to unexpected challenges and predict new opportunities. Organizations are leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to derive insight and value from their data and to improve the accuracy of forecasts and predictions. Data teams are using Delta Lake to accelerate ETL...

Azure Databricks enables organizations to migrate on-premises ETL pipelines to the cloud to dramatically accelerate performance and increase reliability. If you are using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) today, there are a number of ways to migrate and run your existing pipelines on Microsoft Azure. The challenges with on-premises ETL pipelines In speaking with customers,...

We are excited to announce that Azure Databricks is now in Microsoft’s Azure Government region, enabling new data and AI use cases for federal agencies, state and local governments, public universities, and government contractors to enable faster decisions, more accurate predictions, and unified and collaborative data analytics. More than a dozen federal agencies are building...

At Databricks, we are extremely excited to have Microsoft as a Diamond sponsor of the first virtual Spark + AI Summit. Microsoft and Azure Databricks customers are coming together at Summit. Rohan Kumar, Corporate Vice President of Azure Data, will deliver a keynote on Thursday morning. Additional Microsoft speakers and Azure Databricks practitioners will present...

Data lakes enable organizations to consistently deliver value and insight through secure and timely access to a wide variety of data sources. The first step on that journey is to orchestrate and automate ingestion with robust data pipelines. As data volume, variety, and velocity rapidly increase, there is a greater need for reliable and secure...

We are excited to announce that Azure Databricks is now certified for the HITRUST Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF®). Azure Databricks is already trusted by organizations such as Electrolux, Shell, renewables.AI, and Devon Energy for their business-critical use cases. The HITRUST CSF certification provides customers the assurance that Azure Databricks meets a level of security...