Data + AI 2025 keynote
Ali Ghodsi · Jun 11, 2025 · 22m · San Francisco
Summary
Ali Ghodsi opened Data + AI Summit 2025 by unveiling Databricks One, Lakebase, and a native Gemini integration built with Google Cloud.
Key themes: Data platforms, Agents, Open source · AI-written summary from the published transcript
- 1Databricks now counts more than 15,000 customers running on the platform across every major cloud4:26
- 2Ghodsi said hundreds of customers already run mission-critical production workloads on Databricks6:22
- 3Unity Catalog was framed as the default governance layer customers pick for their data and AI assets15:06
- 4AI/BI Genie, which lets people query data in plain English, is now used by 81% of customers17:36
- 5Ghodsi said 98% of customers are already using Databricks' AI assistant capabilities18:34
- 6Databricks unveiled Databricks One, a no-code interface for business users to use dashboards and GenieSource
- 7Databricks and Google Cloud partnered to bring Gemini models natively into the Databricks platformSource
Announced
4 available the same day| Announcement | Status |
|---|---|
| Databricks OnePrivate preview, code-free interface for business users | Preview |
| LakebaseManaged Postgres-compatible transactional database for AI agents | GA |
| LakeflowEnd-to-end data engineering and pipeline ingestion | GA |
| AI/BI GenieNatural-language queries; Deep Research mode coming soon | GA |
| Databricks AppsBuild and deploy governed data intelligence apps | GA |
| Agent BricksProduction AI agents tuned on customer data | Preview |
| Lakeflow DesignerNo-code ETL pipeline builder | Preview |
| Databricks Free EditionFree access to data and AI skills for learners | Preview |
| Spark Declarative PipelinesOpen-source declarative batch and streaming ETL | Announced |
| LakebridgeAutomated migration from legacy data warehouses | Announced |
| Gemini on DatabricksStrategic AI partnership with Google Cloud | Announced |
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| Jun 17, 2026 | Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026Ali Ghodsi · 58m · 6 announcedAgents, Data platforms, Security | Agents, Data platforms, Security | The problem is not AGI in labs but that agents are not yet doing autonomous work inside companies, Ghodsi argued | 6 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Databricks Data + AI Summit 2024Ali Ghodsi · 28m · 4 announcedData platforms, Open source, Governance | Data platforms, Open source, Governance | Databricks confirmed it is acquiring Tabular, founded by the original creators of Apache Iceberg | 4 |
About this keynote
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Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFVJL7_W4dI
On stage
- Ali GhodsiCo-founder and CEO, Databricks
Sources
Companies named: 7-Eleven, Databricks, Google, HP Inc., Wineshipping
Last changed 2026-09-24.
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