Leverage Unused Compute Capacity for Data + AI With Azure Spot Instances and Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks support for Microsoft Azure Spot Virtual Machines (Spot VMs) is now generally available. Together, Spot VMs and Azure Databricks help innovative customers like aluminum and energy producer Hydro accelerate data + AI workloads while optimizing costs. By using Spot VMs as workers for Azure Databricks clusters, you can save up to 90%* on...
Allow Simple Cluster Creation with Full Admin Control Using Cluster Policies
What is a Databricks cluster policy? A Databricks cluster policy is a template that restricts the way users interact with cluster configuration. Today, any user with cluster creation permissions is able to launch an Apache Spark™ cluster with any configuration. This leads to a few issues: Administrators are forced to choose between control and flexibility....
A Day at the 2019 Women in Product Conference
From left to right: Shveta, Julia, Yardley Pohl (a WIP board member and co-founder), Anna, Allie, Cyrielle, and Rani at the Databricks booth Databricks was a proud sponsor of the 2019 Women In Product conference which focuses on empowering women in product management and advocating for equal representation. We had a booth and happy hour...
