Snowflake Summit 2025: AI, Acceleration, and a Lot of Inspiration

The message at Snowflake Summit 2025 was clear the future of data is here, and it’s infused with AI. Between keynotes packed announcements (with live orchestra) and more casual get togethers, this year’s Summit felt like a signal that the data and AI world is officially leveling up. Snowflake Summit 2025 was a whirlwind of… Continue reading Snowflake Summit 2025: AI, Acceleration, and a Lot of Inspiration

Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025 Announcements

Databricks made a series of significant product and feature announcements during its Data + AI Summit in San Francisco. For those that couldn’t attend, I wanted to break down each announcement focusing on what was announced, why it matters, and how we should think about it as practitioners.  Databricks One: Unified Experience for Business Users… Continue reading Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025 Announcements

SAP Sapphire 2025 Recap: Scaling Smart with SAP’s Business Data Cloud & the Databricks Advantage

SAP Sapphire 2025 delivered a clear message: SAP is evolving into a business transformation engine, and data is its fuel. From Business Data Cloud (BDC) and Datasphere to the RISE and GROW with SAP programs, SAP is laying the groundwork for a unified, insight-driven future. The biggest shift? SAP’s bold embrace of AI through its… Continue reading SAP Sapphire 2025 Recap: Scaling Smart with SAP’s Business Data Cloud & the Databricks Advantage

Apache Iceberg: A Game Changer Table Format for Big Data Analytics

In today’s data-driven business landscape, organizations are continuously seeking ways to optimize their data architecture to support faster, more reliable analytics. Apache Iceberg has emerged as a game-changing table format for data lakes, addressing long-standing pain points and enabling businesses to extract maximum value from their data assets. This article explores how Iceberg is revolutionizing… Continue reading Apache Iceberg: A Game Changer Table Format for Big Data Analytics

Unlocking Impact with a Fractional Data Team

Businesses face a common dilemma: they start to get to a size where they are generating enough data to need to unification and modeling but lack the need to build a full-fledged analytics department. A fractional data team offers the perfect balance, senior expertise on demand, flexible engagement levels, and predictable costs…enabling you to harness… Continue reading Unlocking Impact with a Fractional Data Team

A Data Intelligence Platform: What Is It?

As data continues to be a crucial asset for modern businesses, having a sophisticated approach to managing that data is no longer optional—it’s essential. This is where a Data Intelligence Platform comes in. It is a system designed to connect, process, and extract actionable insights from enterprise data using AI-driven learning. Databricks is at the… Continue reading A Data Intelligence Platform: What Is It?