Databricks

Thousands of powerful data + AI projects have already been built with Databricks Free Edition. Now it’s your turn to join the first Databricks Free Edition Hackathon! Build AI agents, train ML models, explore data engineering, or create dashboards — then showcase your work to…

.@Google's Gemini 2.5 models are generally available on Databricks! When speed and scale, and multimodal intelligence matter, Gemini models deliver — ideal for multimodal inputs, long-context RAG, summarization, and classification with fast, cost-efficient throughput. With AI…

Enterprises can build intelligent AI agents powered by @OpenAI GPT-5, now generally available on Databricks! GPT-5 shines even brighter when depth matters most — from complex reasoning and multi-turn agents to coding and tasks that demand nuance and high-quality judgment. With…

You can now build intelligent agents with every leading model on Databricks, powered by Agent Bricks. We know that flexibility fuels innovation, and that every model brings its unique strengths – whether that’s cost, performance or speed. @OpenAI GPT-5 and @Google's Gemini…

Protecting against data exfiltration is a key part of running a secure data platform — but analyzing every possible path for unauthorized data movement can be complex, so we created a unified framework to help categorize data exfiltration protection controls and assess risk. The…

Building accurate, trustworthy agents in Agent Bricks starts with better judges — because AI agents can only be as good as the ones evaluating them. We’re excited to streamline creation of domain-specific judges with new MLflow-powered capabilities in Agent Bricks: •…

Databricks. One of the best platforms in the world for Data Analytics and AI - and something you should learn. This week we are starting our Databricks series to learn how to Work with Data, Building Dashboards, Working with AI, and then Building a Full Project at the end! And…

.@MrSiWhiteley breaks down how semantic metadata and the AI-powered YAML builder in Unity Catalog Metric Views make data exploration clearer and more contextual. Inconsistent metric definitions across tools and teams have long caused confusion, misalignment, and a lack of trust…

AI agents are shaking up every industry. The stakes are high when deploying agents into production, and the reality is that many projects stall in the pilot phase. The barrier to production: trust. This week, we’re announcing new Agent Bricks capabilities that make it easier…

You asked for it. We built it. A library of architectural diagrams that show practical ways to build pipelines, dashboards, and AI models. Find designs for common data and AI builds across use cases and industries, including: - Data Ingestion - AI Security Framework - Next Best…

How our engineers built versionless Apache Spark™ – a new way of running Spark that delivers automatic upgrades, zero code changes, and unmatched stability. A stable client API + AI-powered release management keeps workloads reliable while still delivering the latest features…

With Databricks Free Edition, advanced data and AI tools are accessible to everyone at no cost. Databricks MVPs have been among the first to push its limits and share what they’ve learned — from ingesting two billion rows in under six minutes to using it to onboard new…

You can’t protect what you can’t find. That’s why we’re excited to launch Data Classification in Public Preview, bringing agentic AI-powered detection of PII and other sensitive data directly into Unity Catalog! With Data Classification, you can: • Continuously discover…

The new @SAP Business Data Cloud Connect enables bi-directional, live, zero-copy SAP data sharing with Databricks via Delta Sharing — no data engineering needed. With just a few clicks to configure, this integration provides enterprises a simple path to AI and analytics on top…

Over 100 enterprises are already seeing real impact from the Databricks and Palantir partnership. With @PalantirTech's world-class AI Operating System + the Databricks Platform and Agent Bricks, customers are moving from pilots to production-scale AI deployments faster than…

Announcing Public Preview of Zerobus Ingest, part of Lakeflow Connect: Push event data directly into your lakehouse—no message bus required! Simplified ingestion. Reduced latency. Built for scale. - Up to 100 MB/sec per connection - Latency as low as 5 seconds - Native Delta +…

Data sharing is now central to how organizations collaborate, and Delta Sharing addresses this critical need for secure data collaboration. It’s the most widely used open protocol for secure data sharing, allowing teams to exchange live data and AI assets without copies or…

The real world is multimodal—and your AI should be too. See how you can build an end-to-end multimodal pipeline using PySpark, ai_query(), Databricks Vector Search, and Model Serving. This walkthrough shows you how to do it with a real-world example of a car insurance claim…

AI is moving fast, and the organizations leading the way share one thing in common: a strong data strategy. What does this look like in practice? We teamed up with MIT @techreview to survey 800 CIOs, CTOs and other technical leaders, and get insight into the most critical…

The pace of innovation in Databricks AI/BI keeps accelerating, and the October roundup is packed with updates that make analytics smarter, faster, and easier to share. This month’s highlights include: - Embedded dashboards for external users - A smarter, faster Genie with new…