What is Databricks?
The Databricks Data Intelligence Platform allows your entire organization to use data and AI. It’s built on a lakehouse to provide an open, unified foundation for all data and governance, and is powered by a Data Intelligence Engine that understands the uniqueness of your data.
Why Databricks?
Unified Analytics Platform
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, data science, machine learning, and analytics, enabling collaboration across teams with diverse expertise. This unified environment helps streamline workflows as teams can work together seamlessly in a single workspace. It reduces the complexity and improves the efficiency of developing, deploying, and managing machine learning models and big data analytics projects.
Optimized Apache Spark Environment
Built around Apache Spark, Databricks optimizes this powerful open-source processing engine for better performance and usability. Databricks offers a managed Spark environment that automates complexity such as cluster management, performance optimization, and workspace configuration. This allows data scientists and engineers to focus more on data insights and less on managing infrastructure.
Collaborative and Interactive Notebooks
Databricks notebooks support collaboration and code sharing between data scientists, data engineers, and business analysts within an interactive workspace. These notebooks support multiple languages (Python, SQL, Scala, R), allowing each user to work in their preferred language while facilitating cross-functional teamwork. The notebooks also integrate with Git for version control, further enhancing collaborative workflows and project management.