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Confluent and Databricks Join Forces to Bridge AI’s Data Gap

Enterprise data is scattered across various platforms in different formats across diverse data streams and repositories. This complexity makes it challenging to connect operational and analytical systems, which often rem Read more…

Databricks Acquires AI-Driven BladeBridge to Simplify Data Migrations

Databricks has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of BladeBridge, a startup specializing in enterprise data warehouse migration solutions. The acquisition aims to enable businesses to easily transition from over Read more…

What Are Reasoning Models and Why You Should Care

The meteoric rise of DeepSeek R-1 has put the spotlight on an emerging type of AI model called a reasoning model. As generative AI applications move beyond conversational interfaces, reasoning models are likely to grow i Read more…

Why Data Lakehouses Are Poised for Major Growth in 2025

The humble data lakehouse emerged about eight years ago as organizations sought a middle ground between the anything-goes messiness of data lakes and the locked-down fussiness of data warehouses. The architectural patter Read more…

Databricks to Raise $5B at $55B Valuation: Report

Databricks is reportedly seeking to raise at least $5 billion in an equity funding round at a valuation of $55 billion. The deal, reported by The Information, would allow employees to cash out a portion of their shares. Read more…

Why Immuta Is Moving Into Data Marketplaces

Data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks provide customers with extremely powerful tools for building data products. However, getting these data products into the hands of data consumers is can be exceedingly complex Read more…

Databricks and AWS in AI Chip Hookup

AWS Trainium chips will be the preferred processors for training Mosaic AI models on the Databricks platform, the company announced today. The deal represents a blow to Nvidia’s continued AI dominance with its high-end Read more…

The Open Optimism of Apache Polaris

Since it was first unveiled in June, interest in the Apache Polaris project has soared, as organizations look to the metadata catalog to help them get a handle on their big data and control access to their Apache Iceberg Read more…

Don’t Believe the Big Database Hype, Stonebraker Warns

How we store and serve data are critical factors in what we can do with data, and today we want to do oh-so much. That big data necessity is the mother of all invention, and over the past 20 years, it has spurred an imme Read more…

This Just In

Databricks Announces Launch of SAP Databricks

Feb 13, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2025 — Databricks today 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. Read more…

Confluent Expands Databricks Partnership for Real-Time AI Data Integration

Feb 12, 2025 |

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 12, 2025 — Confluent, Inc. and Databricks today announced a major expansion in their partnership that brings together Confluent’s complete Data Streaming Platform and Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform to empower enterprises with real-time data for AI-driven decision-making. Read more…

Hydrolix Releases Apache Spark Connector for Databricks Integration

Feb 5, 2025 |

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 5, 2025 — Hydrolix, the company improving the economics of log data with its streaming data lake platform, has shipped a new Apache Spark connector. Read more…

MindBridge Partners with Databricks to Deliver Enhanced Financial Insights

Feb 4, 2025 |

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 4, 2025 — MindBridge is proud to announce an official partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company. This collaboration enables customers to unlock the full potential of their financial data by applying MindBridge’s advanced financial risk analytics to the data stored in the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Read more…

Databricks Gains $15B in New Funding as Meta Joins Investor Roster

Jan 22, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22, 2025 — Databricks today announced the final closing of its Series J funding. Existing investor QIA, the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, along with new investors including Temasek and entities administered by Macquarie Capital, participated in the funding round, which values the company at $62 billion. Read more…

Hightouch Partners with Databricks to Launch Self-Service Platform for Retail Media Networks

Jan 10, 2025 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2025 — Hightouch today announced the launch of Hightouch for Offsite Media Networks, a self-service audience management platform developed in partnership with Databricks. Read more…

Databricks Raises $10B in Series J Funding, Valuing the Company at $62B

Dec 17, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2024 — Databricks today announced its Series J funding. The company is raising $10 billion of expected non-dilutive financing and has completed $8.6 billion to date. Read more…

Koantek Secures Investment from Databricks Ventures to Advance Customer AI Journeys

Dec 12, 2024 |

MESA, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2024 — Koantek, a leading Databricks technology partner and trusted advisor, announced today that it has secured funding from Databricks Ventures to accelerate its mission of empowering customers on their data + AI journeys. Read more…

Databricks Expands into Saudi Arabia with Riyadh Office and Strategic Partnerships

Dec 12, 2024 |

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 12, 2024 – Databricks, the Data and AI company, has officially launched operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the opening of a new office in Riyadh. Read more…

Qlik Introduces Enhanced Integrations with SAP, Databricks, and Snowflake

Dec 3, 2024 |

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 3, 2024 — Qlik, a global leader in data integration, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the expansion of its AI-ready data integration capabilities, delivering new enhancements across SAP, Databricks, and Snowflake. Read more…

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