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Databricks documentation update: Dive into the latest Databricks docs, packed with hands-on how-to guides and reference content designed for data analysts, data scientists, and data engineers working across Databricks Data Science & Engineering, Mach...
Learn to Build Retrieval Agents in 120 Minutes
Kickstart your journey into generative AI with the new “Building Retrieval Agents on Databricks” course. It’s the first in the Generative AI Engineering with Databricks series. Learn to design and deploy...
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Every conversation pushed progress forward this week Sharp discussions, standout content, and progress worth calling out.
Contributors in the Spotlight
Spotlight on the members who raised the bar:
@saurabh18cs | @szymon_dybczak ...
How confident are you in your demand forecasts? The Databricks Demand Forecasting Solution Accelerator helps you enable fine-grained, store-item level forecasts at scale and with speed. Traditional tools often fall short, leaving retailers and manuf...
Hey @Om_Jha , The 10–20% accuracy lift translating into roughly a 5% reduction in inventory cost is the real headline here — that’s the math that moves the needle. The continuous update capability is equally important; most legacy systems still oper...
“Getting the data to the right people at the right time to make multimillion-dollar decisions — that’s what Databricks Apps allows us to do.”— Marvin Nahmias, Chief Transformation, Data and AI Officer, Alpura
In under 120 days, Alpura built manchasON...
Documentation Update - Databricks documentation delivers practical how-to guides and reference content for data analysts, data scientists, and data engineers using Databricks Data Science & Engineering, Machine Learning, and SQL.
GCP Documentation - ...
BrickTalks is back! Ready to go from Lakehouse to insights fast? Zerobus Ingest is for you!
Join us for a special BrickTalks session on Zerobus Ingest (part of Lakeflow Connect) on Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM Pacific (Zoom) and learn how to streamli...
To keep thousands of stores running smoothly, 7‑Eleven needed technicians to access the right maintenance knowledge in seconds, not minutes. With Databricks Agent Bricks, they deployed an AI-powered Technician’s Maintenance Assistant in Microsoft Tea...
Ideas. Questions. Wins.The community was buzzing with insights and hands-on learning – here’s what stood out this week.
This Week’s Contributors
Shoutout to members who kept the discussions flowing – plus a new face joining the spotlight th...
Today is Community Manager Appreciation Day, celebrated every year on the fourth Monday of January, a tradition started in 2010.
And I want to use it to shine a big, sparkly spotlight on my fellow Databricks Community Managers who and make the whole ...
Well deserved mentions of all community managers here. Thanks and congratulations @Sujitha @Rishabh_Tiwari @Advika. your constant efforts keep this community motivated and well-oiled machine. Great Work.
Another week powered by sharp questions, thoughtful solutions, and meaningful knowledge sharing .From technical deep dives to insightful reads, here’s what shaped the community this week
This Week’s Contributors
These members helped move c...
The LLMs for Customer Service and Support Solution Accelerator helps you quickly build an intelligent, context-aware chatbot on Databricks — boosting agent productivity and elevating customer satisfaction with LLM-powered experiences.
Why This Accele...
Learn Application Deployment and Monitoring in 120 minutes
Take your generative AI expertise to the next level! This new course — the fourth in the Generative AI Engineering with Databricks series — will guide you through the full lifecycle of deploy...
@Om_Jha ,
Love seeing this next step in the Generative AI Engineering learning series land. The focus on deployment and monitoring is exactly where the rubber meets the road — moving from “it works” to “it works reliably in production.”
Really nice ...
“With Databricks, we stood up customer-facing analytics in about a week with minimal dev time. Now, our customers get deep fraud and ROI insights, and our engineers stay focused on our core product.”— Briana Ings, Chief Product and Technology Officer...
2025 wasn’t just another year on the Databricks Community.It was a year of showing up, helping each other, and building trust.
Watch the 2025 Community Wrap-Up
This video is a small reflection of that journey.It highlights the key contributors of 2...