Does anyone has experience with Databricks? We would like to learn about your experience.

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Head, Software Engineering, Cloud and Digital Transformation20 days ago

Yes, we do have few projects/initiatives where we used Databricks. We love it. Let me know what specific questions you have.

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Director of IT in Services (non-Government)22 days ago

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Senior Solutions Architect / Senior Director in Insurance (except health)a month ago

IMO Databricks is your one-stop platform for Enterprise data engineering, analytics, and AI, combining the flexibility of a Data Lakehouse with the innovation of Generative AI and governed with Unity Catalog.

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Director of IT in Finance (non-banking)a month ago

I do. I like the platform. However, the pricing complexities in terms of DBUs could lead to a certain degree of complexity. I would be cautious when evaluating some of the pricing models for your core and nice-to-have capabilities that you would like to capitalize on. Their roadmap looks good in terms of adopting emerging technologies in this space. However, it is a long shot to consider if the core itself is struggling to keep up the pace.

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CIOa month ago

We've been using Databricks for some years now. Only surprised by the complex pricing model based on DBU's. During contract renewal we experienced that the commercial people hardly understand it themselves. 

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