The best Data+AI Summit is in the books!

What a week!

This week we joined over 16,000 people in San Francisco at the annual Databricks Data+AI Summit. The energy was fantastic, talks were engaging and the announcements just kept on coming. We really enjoyed meeting the thousands of people (including Databricks CEO, Ali Ghodsi) who came by our booth and events to talk about how to democratize data and AI across their organizations - and how data transformations are critical to that effort. Let’s jump right in and relive the magic.

Minnesota DHS and Slalom (Eric and Gabriel)

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is over ⅓ of the entire state budget, and they were looking to modernize their data stack and utilize AI to make the best use of state dollars and have the most impact on the people they serve. Eric and Gabriel shared how they are using Databricks and dbt to identify in-home childcare facilities that are non compliant and may result in child harm. It was a super impactful conversation and a model for how more public agencies can use data to improve outcomes.

Metadata and AI with dbt and Databricks (Harsh Jetly)

Our very own Harsh Jetly shared with a packed Theater 5 our point of view on the role metadata, dbt and Databricks play in the future of AI. He shared our research and finding from the State of Analytics Engineering report, and provided a live demo of dbt on Databricks. The audience interaction and questions were wonderful.

The Data Practitioner for the AI Era

At this Summit it became increasingly clear that the data practitioner is going to be critical to most, if not all, AI initiatives. We partnered with MIT Technology Review and Databricks to talk to some of the most cutting edge companies to learn what skills and strategies are needed to be the best Data+AI practitioner. It’s a must read for anyone on the journey of using AI in their enterprise. Get the report HERE

Top 10 Data & AI Product on Databricks

Over the past few years, Databricks has polled their customer base about what tools they're using to be wildly successful with Databricks, and this year we accelerated our presence inside Databricks accounts and are now the 3rd most used tool in the Databricks ecosystem. Be sure to read all findings and reach out to learn how you could use dbt inside your organization. Check out the news HERE.

Launch partner to Databricks for their OSS Unity Catalog

Data & metadata assets have risen as some of the most critical fuel needed for the AI fire and this week we were proud to be a technology launch partner with Databricks announcing the Open Sourcing of their Unity Catalog. This will make the metrics and metadata you define in dbt Semantic Layer easier than ever to share with Unity Catalog, and visa versa. See how our Semantic Layer works with Unity Catalog HERE

The momentum continues

Databricks will be with us in Las Vegas this year where we’ll announce the latest innovations to power our customer’s success - Don’t miss our annual customer conference Coalesce. Oct 7-10. You’ll join thousands of data practitioners and leaders to sharpen your Data+AI skills to continue to drive amazing results in your organization.