Spark Summit East 2017: Another Record-Setting Spark Summit
We’ve put together a short recap of the keynotes and highlights from Databricks’ speakers for Apache Spark enthusiasts who could not attend the...
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Databricks and Apache Spark 2016 Year in Review
Spark Summit will be held in Boston on Feb 7-9, 2017. Check out the full agenda and get your ticket before it sells...
Databricks Voices From Spark Summit EU 2016 Day 2
Read the recap from Day 1 of Spark Summit EU. Update: The videos of the presentations are now available. Find them below. Spark...
Notebook Workflows: The Easiest Way to Implement Apache Spark Pipelines
[glossary_parse]Today we are excited to announce Notebook Workflows in Databricks. Notebook Workflows is a set of APIs that allow users to chain notebooks...
On-demand webinar available: Databricks’ Data Pipeline
Two weeks ago we held a live webinar – Databricks' Data Pipeline: Journey and Lessons Learned – to show how Databricks used Apache...
Apache SparkR On-Demand Webinar and FAQ
Two months ago we held a live webinar – Enabling Exploratory Analysis of Large Data with Apache Spark and R – to demonstrate...
New eBook Released: Lessons for Large-Scale Machine Learning Deployments on Apache Spark
We are excited to announce that the third eBook in our technical blog book series, Lessons for Large-Scale Machine Learning Deployments on Apache...
Edmunds.com Leverages Databricks to Improve Vehicle Data Quality and Customer Experience
We are happy to announce that Edmunds.com has deployed Databricks to simplify the management of their Apache Spark clusters and perform ad-hoc analysis...
Another Record-Setting Spark Summit
The lure of San Francisco is indisputable as is its position as the preeminent high-tech hub. On day one of Spark Summit 2016...
Achieving End-to-end Security for Apache Spark with Databricks
Today we are excited to announce the completion of the first phase of the Databricks Enterprise Security (DBES) framework. We are proud to...
Not Your Father’s Database: How to Use Apache Spark Properly in your Big Data Architecture
Two months ago, we held a live webinar — Not Your Father’s Database: How to Use Apache Spark Properly in your Big Data...
How Omega Point Delivers Portfolio Insights for Financial Services with Databricks
We are proud to announce that Omega Point , a leading data analytics provider, has selected Databricks for its ability to apply advanced...
New eBook Released: Mastering Advanced Analytics with Apache Spark
We are excited to announce that the second eBook in our technical blog book series, Mastering Advanced Analytics with Apache Spark , has...
GraphFrames On-Demand Webinar and FAQ
Last week, we held a live webinar – GraphFrames: DataFrame-based graphs for Apache Spark – to give an overview, a live demo, and...
How DNV GL Uses Databricks to Build Tomorrow’s Energy Grid
We are proud to announce that DNV GL , a provider of software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil &...
Introducing our new eBook: Apache Spark Analytics Made Simple
Apache Spark ™ has rapidly emerged as the de facto standard for big data processing and data sciences across all industries. The use...
How Metacog Implemented Agile Apache Spark Application Development to Release New Products Twice as Fast
We are proud to announce that Metacog, the provider of an online learning analytics platform, chose Databricks to implement their entire production Apache...
Announcing New Databricks APIs for Faster Production Apache Spark Application Deployment
Today we are excited to announce the release of a set of APIs on Databricks that enable our users to manage Apache Spark...
How Sellpoints Launched a New Predictive Analytics Product with Databricks
We are excited to announce that Sellpoints, a provider of online advertising solutions dedicated to optimizing return on ad spend (ROAS) for retailers...
A Look Back at Spark Summit East 2016: Thank you NYC!
UDPATE : All slides and videos have been posted on the Spark Summit website, check them out! Like all previous Spark Summits, the...
Introducing Databricks Dashboards
Today we are excited to announce an expansion to our platform, a new capability called "Databricks Dashboards" (Dashboards). In a nutshell, a Dashboard...
The Best of The Databricks Blog: Most Read Posts of 2015
Databricks developers are prolific blog authors when they are not writing code for the Databricks platform or Apache Spark. As 2015 draws to...
New Databricks release: Preview of Apache Spark 1.6, easier search, and more
Databricks announces the availability of a major release this week. In addition to several new usability and portability features, this release also provides...
Elsevier Labs Deploys Databricks for Unified Content Analysis
We are happy to announce that Elsevier Labs has deployed Databricks as its unified content analysis platform, providing significant productivity gains for the...
It's a Wrap! A Lookback at Spark Summit in Amsterdam
The Databricks team would like to thank the Apache Spark community and our partners for making the inaugural Spark Summit EU 2015 a...
Introducing More Databricks Notebooks Sharing Options
To try the new export features mentioned in this blog, sign up for a 14-day free trial of Databricks today. Databricks notebooks function...
MyFitnessPal Delivers New Feature, Speeds up Pipeline, and Boosts Team Productivity with Databricks
To learn more about how Databricks helped MyFitnessPal with analytics, check out an earlier article in Wall Street Journal (log-in required). We are...
Celtra Scales Big Data Analysis Projects Six-Fold with Databricks
We are thrilled to announce that Celtra selected Databricks to scale its big data analysis projects, increasing the amount of ad-hoc analysis done...
Timeful Chooses Databricks to Enable Intelligent Time Management
We are thrilled to announce that Timeful chose Databricks to enable intelligent time management with data analytics. Timeful helps its users manage their...
Sharethrough Selects Databricks to Discover Hidden Patterns in Ad Serving Platform
We’re really excited to announce that Sharethrough has selected Databricks to discover hidden patterns in customer behavior data. Sharethrough builds software for delivering...
Radius Intelligence implements Databricks for real-time insights on targeted marketing campaigns
We’re thrilled to share that Radius Intelligence has selected Databricks as its preferred big data processing platform, to deliver real-time insights in support...
Databricks at Strata San Jose
The Strata + Hadoop World Conference in San Jose last week was abuzz with "putting data to work" in keeping with this year's...
Apache Spark selected for Infoworld 2015 Technology of the Year Award
Recently Infoworld unveiled the 2015 Technology of the Year Award winners, which range from open source software to stellar consumer technologies like the...