Databricks on Databricks: How We Ship AI in Production

The Customer Zero playbook from Databricks Product and R&D

9 December: 9AM GMT | 10am CET

Growth is every company’s goal—but for many, complexity gets in the way. Most teams stall when moving GenAI from pilot to production because their foundation is fragmented.

At Databricks, we faced the same challenge while scaling a $5.4B+ business. As our own Customer Zero, we built a unified data and AI blueprint that eliminated silos, automated workflows and empowered teams across R&D, Finance and GTM to innovate faster.

Join us on 9 December, we’re opening the playbook. Join Databricks Product and R&D leaders for a behind-the-scenes look at how we take GenAI from stalled pilots to production—and how you can replicate the approach in your organization. Our Product and R&D teams build on the same platform we deliver to customers, putting the architecture, governance and operating model through its paces in our own business first. See how this unified blueprint can help your teams:

• Cut platform costs by 50%+
• Move GenAI projects seamlessly from prototype to production
• Empower your teams with self-service AI and analytics

Agenda

• Welcome: How a Product + R&D Organization ships AI
• The Product Perspective: Moving GenAI Features from Pilot to Production
• The R&D Perspective: A Clean, AI-Ready Foundation with Unity Catalog
• Inside the Build: Unity Catalog, Unity Gateway and the Architecture Behind Self-Service Product Analytics
• Closing: Your Roadmap from Pilot to Production and Next Steps