Recently at LEAP 2025, Databricks announced its plans to invest up to US$300 million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the next five years. This investment will be used to enable its growing local customer base to combine data, analytics and AI on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and will support the formation of […]
Databricks has announced the launch of SAP Databricks, a strategic product and go-to-market partnership with SAP that natively integrates the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform within the newly launched SAP Business Data Cloud. The partnership combines the most important business data that is in SAP with the Databricks platform for data warehousing, data engineering, and AI all governed […]
Q4 enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was $91 billion worldwide, up $17 billion or 22% from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to new data from Synergy Research Group. The full-year 2024 market reach $330 billion, up $60 billion from 2023 and an increase of $102 billion from 2022. It is notable that ChatGPT […]
Databricks has announced it has launched in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). By opening a new office, and forming strategic partnerships, Databricks will invest in the future of KSA and enable its growing local customer base to combine data, analytics, and AI with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Data-forward organizations in KSA are already […]
Databricks has unveiled a new Economist Impact report, “Unlocking Enterprise AI: Opportunities and Strategies,” which examines the challenges businesses face in adopting and scaling AI, and the techniques they are using to drive greater value from these investments. The report found the vast majority of enterprises (85%) are using generative AI (GenAI) in at least […]
Databricks has announced several innovations to Mosaic AI to help customers build production-quality Generative AI applications. Databricks is investing in Mosaic AI in three key areas: support for building compound AI systems, capabilities to improve model quality, and new AI governance tools. The resulting innovations will give customers the confidence to build and measure production-quality applications, delivering on […]
Qlik has announced a new strategic integration with Databricks AI Functions, enhancing enterprise AI capabilities through advanced data solutions. Following the recent launch of Qlik Talend Cloud, this integration further accelerates Qlik’s focus on streamlining data workflows and bolstering AI-driven business outcomes. The integration allows enterprises to access advanced Databricks’ Mosaic AI functionalities without extensive infrastructure changes or specialized training, […]
Databricks has announced it has agreed to acquire Tabular, a data management company founded by Ryan Blue, Daniel Weeks, and Jason Reid. By bringing together the original creators of Apache Iceberg and Linux Foundation Delta Lake, the two leading open source lakehouse formats, Databricks will lead the way with data compatibility so that organizations are […]
Dataiku has announced that Databricks is the latest addition to its LLM Mesh Partner Programme. Through this integration and partnership, the two companies are paving a clearer and more vibrant path for Generative AI-driven business transformations while allowing the enterprise to capitalise on the immense potential of LLMs. LLMs offer ground-breaking capabilities but create challenges […]
Dataiku, together with Databricks, has revealed survey findings that shed light on AI’s transformative impact on businesses globally. Over 70% of senior AI professionals see a positive return on investment for money spent on data science, analytics, and AI initiatives, with over half (54%) seeing at least a 2x return and five percent seeing a return […]
