Databricks

To get consistent answers from agents, you need quality data, clear instructions, and analytics aligned to your use cases. At #AWSreInvent, Condé Nast's SVP of Engineering, Vikram Palicherla, and VP of Data Engineering, Marcos Casal, shared how they’re applying these principles to accelerate their data intelligence strategy with agentic solutions on Databricks. A big thank you to Vikram, Marcos, and Databricks speakers Craig Wiley and Nicolas Pelaez for an insightful session!

I did this interview with Josue a while ago and it's finally posted. Lakebase is our latest big bet, based on a new architecture that separates storage from compute for OLTP databases using object stores and open formats. We believe this is how all OLTP databases will converge to architecturally, given the benefits it brings.

The #AWSreInvent Expo is officially open! If you’re onsite, stop by the Databricks booth to meet our team, see live demos including Agent Bricks, and explore what’s new across data, analytics, and AI on the Databricks Platform. We’re also hosting sessions throughout the week. Join us to dive deeper into how teams are building with data and AI: https://lnkd.in/gHdDGvqT

📑 ai_parse_document now brings state-of-the-art document intelligence directly to Databricks. With a single SQL function, teams can parse and understand PDFs with leading quality at 3 to 5 times lower cost. The output includes tables, figures, diagrams, layout, and spatial metadata, all governed through Unity Catalog and ready for use in Vector Search, Agent Bricks, and Lakeflow Pipelines: https://lnkd.in/gQRfaqSj

Bonjour Paris! 🇫🇷 The #DataAIWorldTour has arrived, bringing together France’s data and AI community to explore how enterprises are modernizing their data + AI architectures, strengthening governance and preparing to scale enterprise-ready AI apps and agents that accurately reason on their data. We're ready for an impactful day!

We’re excited to share that Databricks took home seven AWS Partner Awards at #AWSreInvent 2025! 🏆 Thank you to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the recognition in these categories: • Migration Technology Partner of the Year (Global) • Industry Partner of the Year - Energy and Utilities - Technology (Global) • Industry Partner of the Year - Financial Services - Technology (Global) • Industry Partner of the Year - Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods - Technology (Global) • Industry Partner of the Year - Auto and Manufacturing (NAMER) • Industry Partner of the Year - Telco, Media, Entertainment, Gaming & Sports (EMEA) • Industry Partner of the Year - Telco, Media, Entertainment, Gaming & Sports (APJ) A special thank you to our joint customers for pushing what’s possible with data and AI and driving meaningful impact across their organizations!

We’re live at #AWSreInvent in Las Vegas and ready to dive into what’s next for enterprise AI! If you’re here this week, connect with us or join our sessions to see how teams are using their data to power AI that delivers real business insights and outcomes. Stop by Booth #1420 to meet the team, see live demos, and learn how organizations are building high-quality AI agents with Agent Bricks 🧱: https://lnkd.in/gHdDGvqT

We've made it easier to scale data governance while keeping sensitive data protected. Now in Unity Catalog, you can define tag-driven policies once and automatically apply row and column controls across all tables using Governed Tags and Data Classification. Learn more about Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) in Unity Catalog, now in Public Preview: https://lnkd.in/g3FQBuxe

What a night at Texas A&M University’s #TAMUDatathon! Students learned Databricks in under an hour and spent the night creating projects like semantic search engines, AI-powered safety apps, chatbot integrations, and more. Many teams pushed the limits of Free Edition and kept everything running inside Databricks from start to finish. Great work from the students! https://lnkd.in/gZ3vmv6p

Learn to build a full-stack AI application directly inside your Databricks environment without data duplication or external tools. This tutorial shows how to create a knowledge-testing app using Lakebase, Databricks Apps, and AI-assisted development in your IDE, all within a secure and connected environment. It also covers the 4-step Context Engineering workflow for productive AI coding 👇 https://lnkd.in/gD8nej2S