Databricks

A big week for Azure Databricks at #MSIgnite! Watch Databricks Co-founder and CEO, Ali Ghodsi, and Microsoft EVP of Cloud+AI, Scott Guthrie, share how we’re partnering to make AI simple, governed and enterprise-ready. - Agent Bricks + Agent 365: Build AI agents that operate across Microsoft 365 and Teams using data governed in Unity Catalog. - Azure Databricks for Azure Government: Government agencies and their partners will get full access to the Databricks platform and AI capabilities in Azure Government. - AI/BI Genie with Copilot Studio + Microsoft Foundry: Create Genie-powered Copilot Studio agents for Teams and M365, and connect agents to Foundry with secure, governed data. - SAP Databricks on Azure: Unify SAP and external data for advanced analytics, ML and AI.

We’re proud to share that Databricks has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems for the fifth year in a row! The Databricks Platform enables everyone in your organization to use data and AI. New innovations like Agent Bricks and Lakebase empower teams to create production-ready AI agents that operate securely on real-time, governed data, all on an open platform. Download the report to see why we continue to be named a Leader in cloud data management. https://lnkd.in/gMMH9FWt

🐍 Developers can now build custom Apache Spark™ connectors in pure Python with the Python Data Source API. Now GA for Apache Spark 4.0 on Databricks Runtime (DBR) 15.4 LTS and above. The API supports both batch and streaming workloads, integrates with Unity Catalog for governance, and makes it easy to connect to any external data source without JVM complexity. https://lnkd.in/grU22zkm

Everything, from AI to analytics to BI to applications, starts with good data. The latest Big Book of Data Engineering is a practical guide for handling rising data volume and complexity, with how-tos, code snippets and real examples. It covers scaling ETL, orchestrating data and AI workloads, implementing observability, reducing costs and using Lakeflow and the Databricks Platform to manage data pipelines. See how teams in healthcare, finance, retail and entertainment build intelligent batch and streaming pipelines: https://lnkd.in/g8kTArb7

In 2026, government agencies and the partners that support them will gain access to the full Databricks platform on Azure Government. This includes Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, and Agent Bricks as part of the same AI capabilities available across our commercial and FedRAMP Moderate regions. This extension ensures agencies can meet strict security and compliance requirements while using modern analytics and AI on a secure, governed foundation. https://lnkd.in/gw9fsS6B

Ali Ghodsi and Sam Altman on what organizations can do now to improve their AI outcomes: “Make your data secure, governed, and accessible so AI can actually use it.” Watch the full conversation to hear their perspectives on the Databricks and OpenAI partnership, how AI agents will shape the enterprise, what’s ahead for GPT-OSS, and more. https://lnkd.in/ga-Sgbuf

Every company will become a data and AI company. Whether you win or lose comes down to how you apply AI to your proprietary data. At Databricks, we practice what we preach. We use AI across our business to predict revenue, identify which customers need help, and automate everything from account plans to campaigns. I sat down with theCUBE at the NYSE to talk about the shift from AI for cost savings to AI for revenue growth, why it's now a CEO-level discussion, and how to turn your data into competitive advantage. Watch the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/geKgxt8p

Google's Gemini 3 models are now available on Databricks! Gemini 3 brings faster reasoning, stronger factual accuracy, and richer multimodal capabilities, from image and video understanding to ultra-long-context RAG, summarization, and classification for both batch and real-time workloads. With AI Gateway and Agent Bricks, teams can ground Gemini in governed enterprise data and build agents that act on real business context. Gemini CLI support is coming soon to make this even easier. Databricks is now the only platform with Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI. We can’t wait to see what customers build! https://lnkd.in/gyK5QtJp

“It’s really important that you can govern and secure your data. Once you’ve done that, you can build these agents and have them seamlessly integrated across the Azure ecosystem...You don’t have to think about ‘how do we make this work?’ It’s just seamless.” At #MSIgnite, Databricks Co-founder and CEO, Ali Ghodsi, and Microsoft EVP of Cloud+AI, Scott Guthrie, showcased the power of our partnership and how Azure Databricks makes AI simple, governed, and enterprise-ready. Watch the session: https://lnkd.in/g8pYYyyb

We’re super excited for #MSIgnite this week, where we’ll be talking about how the most innovative companies in the world are building agents with their data on Azure Databricks! https://lnkd.in/gEUTwBK5