Announcing Databricks Serverless SQL
Databricks SQL already provides a first-class user experience for BI and SQL directly on the data lake, and today, we are excited to announce another step in making data and AI simple with Databricks Serverless SQL. This new capability for Databricks SQL provides instant compute to users for their BI and SQL workloads, with minimal...
The Analytics Evolution With Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse and Power BI
Let’s face it, the landscape of different analytics services and products is complicated and constantly evolving. The Databricks and Microsoft partnership that created Azure Databricks began 4 years ago, and in that time Azure Databricks has evolved along with other Azure services like Azure Synapse. What remains constant is a great story from Databricks and...
New cost savings option for Azure Databricks with DBU pre-purchase
The rapid adoption of Azure Databricks through our strategic partnership with Microsoft has been remarkable, and it’s proven to be a compelling service for our customers' big data, analytics and machine learning initiatives. To further help our customers save costs and improve budgeting for Azure Databricks, we are pleased to share a new pricing option...
High-Performance Modern Data Warehousing with Azure Databricks and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
As organizations move to the cloud, the architecture for a Modern Data Warehouse (MDW) allows a new level of performance and scalability. A modern data warehouse enables bringing together data at any scale easily, and to get insights through analytical dashboards, operational reports, or advanced analytics. But what does an MDW look like? The following...
