Databricks Data + AI Summit
Databricks · 3 keynotes · 2024, 2025, 2026 · mostly Data platforms and Agents · 21 announcements
Year by year
Key themes and the top highlight of each edition| Year | Keynote | Key themes | Top highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ali GhodsiJun 17, 2026 · 58m · videoAgents, Data platforms, SecurityThe problem is not AGI in labs but that agents are not yet doing autonomous work inside companies, Ghodsi argued | Agents, Data platforms, Security | The problem is not AGI in labs but that agents are not yet doing autonomous work inside companies, Ghodsi argued |
| 2025 | Ali GhodsiJun 11, 2025 · 22m · videoData platforms, Agents, Open sourceDatabricks now counts more than 15,000 customers running on the platform across every major cloud | Data platforms, Agents, Open source | Databricks now counts more than 15,000 customers running on the platform across every major cloud |
| 2024 | Ali GhodsiJun 12, 2024 · 28m · videoData platforms, Open source, GovernanceDatabricks confirmed it is acquiring Tabular, founded by the original creators of Apache Iceberg | Data platforms, Open source, Governance | Databricks confirmed it is acquiring Tabular, founded by the original creators of Apache Iceberg |
Announcements
21 announcements
| Announcement | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Genie ontologyBusiness context across all company data for Genie and agentsData + AI 2026 | Announced | Data + AI 2026 |
| Genie agentsTurn Genie conversations into company-wide agentsData + AI 2026 | Announced | Data + AI 2026 |
| Genie CodeCoding agent on the Databricks platformData + AI 2026 | Announced | Data + AI 2026 |
| App marketplace with transactionsBuy and pay for apps built on DatabricksData + AI 2026 | Announced | Data + AI 2026 |
| Panther Labs acquisitionPython-based SIEM for LakewatchData + AI 2026 | Announced | Data + AI 2026 |
| CustomerLakeCustomer and marketing data on the lakehouseData + AI 2026 | Announced | Data + AI 2026 |
| Databricks OnePrivate preview, code-free interface for business usersData + AI 2025 | Preview | Data + AI 2025 |
| LakebaseManaged Postgres-compatible transactional database for AI agentsData + AI 2025 | GA | Data + AI 2025 |
| LakeflowEnd-to-end data engineering and pipeline ingestionData + AI 2025 | GA | Data + AI 2025 |
| AI/BI GenieNatural-language queries; Deep Research mode coming soonData + AI 2025 | GA | Data + AI 2025 |
| Databricks AppsBuild and deploy governed data intelligence appsData + AI 2025 | GA | Data + AI 2025 |
| Agent BricksProduction AI agents tuned on customer dataData + AI 2025 | Preview | Data + AI 2025 |
| Lakeflow DesignerNo-code ETL pipeline builderData + AI 2025 | Preview | Data + AI 2025 |
| Databricks Free EditionFree access to data and AI skills for learnersData + AI 2025 | Preview | Data + AI 2025 |
| Spark Declarative PipelinesOpen-source declarative batch and streaming ETLData + AI 2025 | Announced | Data + AI 2025 |
| LakebridgeAutomated migration from legacy data warehousesData + AI 2025 | Announced | Data + AI 2025 |
| Gemini on DatabricksStrategic AI partnership with Google CloudData + AI 2025 | Announced | Data + AI 2025 |
| Tabular acquisitionThe company behind Apache Iceberg, to unify Iceberg and DeltaData + AI 2024 | Announced | Data + AI 2024 |
| Delta Lake UniFormOne table readable as Delta and IcebergData + AI 2024 | GA | Data + AI 2024 |
| Unity Catalog open sourceGovernance catalog open-sourcedData + AI 2024 | Announced | Data + AI 2024 |
| Serverless for all of DatabricksServerless compute across the platform from July 1Data + AI 2024 | Coming | Data + AI 2024 |
About and year over year
Announcements per year
20244
202511
20266
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Companies on stage: Panther Labs, Databricks, 7-Eleven, Google, HP Inc., Wineshipping, Tabular
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