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It’s been a few weeks since Spark + AI Summit 2020 and we can still feel the amazing energy from this global virtual event. Judging from the positive feedback across social media posts, press coverage and directly from attendees, it’s clear we created an exceptional experience. Putting together a virtual summit of this scale was...

As global citizens, more and more businesses are investing in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs to help solve the issues of system social injustice and economic inequity highlighted by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement. We’ve seen first-hand the incredible power of data to solve seemingly intractable problems and decided to launch our own...

Developers attending a conference have high expectations: what knowledge gaps they’ll fill; what innovative ideas or inspirational thoughts they’ll take away; who to contact for technical questions, during and after the conference; what technical trends are emerging in their domain of expertise; what serendipitous connections they’ll make and foster; and what theme will resonate across...

Databricks has a great partner ecosystem of over 450 partners that are critical to building and delivering the best data and AI solutions in the world for our joint customers.  We are proud of this collaboration and know it’s the result of the mutual commitment and investment that spans on-going training, solution development, field programs...

On the closing day of Spark + AI Summit, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi recognized three exceptional data teams for how they came together to solve a tough problem-- delivering impact, innovation, and helping to make the world a better place. These are the inaugural Databricks Data Team Awards, and we were blown away by the...

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...

At Databricks, we are excited to have Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a sponsor of the first virtual Spark + AI Summit. Our work with AWS continues to make Databricks better integrated with other AWS services, making it easier for our customers to drive huge analytics outcomes.   As part of Spark + AI Summit,...

SPARK + AI Summit, the world’s biggest gathering of data and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals, has arrived, and this year’s theme is ‘Data Teams Unite!’  So what better time to announce the finalists for the inaugural Databricks Data Team Awards? The Databricks Data Team Awards celebrate the data teams of engineers, scientists and analysts who...

For years, the Spark + AI Summit has been the premier meeting place for organizations looking to build data analytics and AI applications at scale with leading open-source technologies such as Apache SparkTM, Delta Lake and MLflow. In 2020, we’re continuing the tradition by taking the summit entirely virtual. Data scientists and engineers from anywhere...

The current economic environment is having a significant impact on the Retail and Consumer Goods sector. Rapid changes in how consumers shop is forcing companies to rethink their sales, marketing, and supply chain strategies. Companies can still reduce costs and win market share to drive stronger growth, but this requires new ways of understanding and...