Bringing Lakehouse to the Citizen Data Scientist: Announcing the Acquisition of 8080 Labs
Transforming into a data-driven organization – which means data has permeated into every facet of your company – is critical for driving meaningful business outcomes. Data literacy is the new buzzword as organizations across industries focus on keeping up with consumer demands and driving innovation, all while meeting ever-evolving compliance measures. Even for organizations that...
Frequently Asked Questions About the Data Lakehouse
Question Index What is a Data Lakehouse? What is a Data Lake? What is a Data Warehouse? How is a Data Lakehouse different from a Data Warehouse? How is the Data Lakehouse different from a Data Lake? How easy is it for data analysts to use a Data Lakehouse? How do Data Lakehouse systems compare...
Databricks Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Today, we’re pleased to announce that Databricks has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms for the second year running. This recognition builds off an already momentous kickstart to the year—including our recent funding round (at a $28B valuation)—and we believe it is a testament...
Databricks Named A Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Gartner has released its 2020 Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms Magic Quadrant, and we are excited to announce that Databricks has been recognized as a Leader. Gartner evaluated 17 vendors for their completeness of vision and ability to execute. We are confident the following attributes contributed to the company's success: Our unique ability to...
Highlights from first expanded Spark + AI Summit
Keynotes show how Unified Analytics (Data + AI) is accelerating innovation Databricks hosted the first expanded Data + AI Summit (formerly Spark Summit) at Moscone Center in San Francisco just a couple of weeks ago and the conference drew over 4,000 Apache Spark and machine learning enthusiasts. The overall theme of unifying data + AI...
Databricks Named as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Insight Platforms-as-a-Service, Q3 2017
Forrester recently published The Forrester Wave: Insight Platforms-as-a-Service Wave, Q3 2017. In its 36-criteria evaluation of insight platform-as-a-service (PaaS) providers, Forrester identified the eight most significant players and researched, analyzed, and scored them. Databricks — founded by the team that started the Spark research project at UC Berkeley to help customers accelerate innovation by unifying...
