By Amber Hickman |
Data and AI solution provider Databricks has extended its multi-year partnership with Microsoft to help their shared customers achieve intelligent business transformation.
The agreement builds upon recent product developments, including new native integrations between the Azure Databricks platform, Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Power Platform, as well as the upcoming release of SAP Databricks on Azure.
“We are entering a new era where every application will be intelligent, and every business will be data-driven,” said Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks. “This extended partnership with Microsoft shows our long-term joint commitment to helping organisations innovate faster with a unified, open and governed platform for data and AI on Azure Databricks. Together, we’re laying the foundation for the next generation of AI-powered enterprises.”
The extended partnership will see continuous improvements made to the Azure Databricks platform to meet the evolving demands of AI. In addition, Databricks and Microsoft will continue to deliver deep integrations between Azure Databricks and the broader Microsoft ecosystem.
“Democratising data and AI is a critical component for any organisation seeking to drive pragmatic innovation and unlock greater business opportunity,” said Judson Althoff, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft. “By deepening our long-standing partnership with Databricks and enhancing interoperability, we are delivering significant value to enterprise and IT developers by enabling tighter integration across the Azure ecosystem from Azure AI Foundry and Power Platform to SAP. Together, we are empowering our customers with Azure Databricks to help them harness the full potential of their data, build the next generation of autonomous systems and accelerate AI Transformation.”