What is Azure Databricks?

Advanced analytics and AI

Azure Databricks is an advanced analytics service designed to accelerate data science and AI projects. It provides a collaborative environment for data scientists, engineers, and analysts to work together on big data and machine learning. Built on Apache Spark, Azure Databricks simplifies data processing, management, and analysis. Seamlessly integrated with Azure services, it enables organizations to streamline their data workflows, enabling more efficient operations across the business.

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The benefits of Azure Databricks

Businesses often face challenges with diverse data sources, slow data processing, and the complexities of scaling data science and AI projects. Azure Databricks addresses these issues by offering a unified platform that streamlines data engineering and analytics and allows businesses to experience the following benefits:

Increased Collaboration

Break down silos between data teams with shared workspaces that facilitate real-time collaboration and faster results.

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Scalability and Flexibility

Scale resources up or down without worrying about infrastructure management, allowing your team to focus on data-driven projects.

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Accelerated Data Processing

Leverage Apache Spark’s powerful data processing capabilities to transform and analyze massive datasets in minutes rather than hours.

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Unified Data

Azure Databricks unifies data engineering, machine learning, and business analytics, enabling a holistic view of your data landscape.

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Key features making Azure Databricks a leader in data analytics

With capabilities such as automated cluster management, interactive workspaces, and seamless integration with Azure services, Azure Databricks provides a powerful platform to handle large-scale data and AI workloads. Explore the features below to see how Azure Databricks can enhance your data operations.

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Real-time and Streaming Analytics

Streamline your data processing and machine learning workflows with a unified platform.

Interactive Workspace

Utilize notebooks that support multiple languages, including SQL, Python, R, and Scala, enabling interactive data exploration and visualization.

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Workflows

Automate and manage data pipelines and create complex data processing pipelines that involve multiple tasks, ensuring data flows smoothly.

Unity Catalog

Manage access to data across different workspaces, ensuring that data is securely shared and accessed according to organizational policies.

Delta Live Tables

Automate the creation, deployment, and management of production-quality data pipelines, ensuring data is accurate and up-to-date.

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Databricks SQL

Query, visualize, and share insights from data stored in Delta Lake. Databricks SQL integrates with BI tools, enabling seamless data exploration and reporting.

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Built-in Machine Learning

Use pre-configured ML environments, AutoML, and collaborative ML lifecycle management to speed up model development and deployment.

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Photon Compute Clusters

Automate the creation, scaling, and termination of clusters, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency.

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Extensive Integration Capabilities

Integrate with various data sources and sinks, including Azure Data Lake, SQL Data Warehouse, and more.

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Enterprise-grade Security

Benefit from Azure security , including encryption, network isolation, and identity management, to keep your data safe.

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No partner has as rich of a history in the Microsoft ecosystem as Velosio. We are a Global ISV Development partner capable of building, connecting, implementing, and supporting the entire Microsoft stack from Office 365 to the entire Business Application Cloud Suite.

By partnering with Velosio you can ensure:

Industry Expertise

Velosio’s seasoned advisors specialize in midmarket companies, ensuring tailored solutions that address specific industry needs. This gives us a unique edge in the ability to provide  insights and strategies that drive real results.

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As a leading cloud applications partner, Velosio empowers businesses to leverage cloud technology effectively. Whether it’s Dynamics 365, Azure, or Office 365, Velosio guides clients toward competitive advantages.

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Azure Databricks pricing

Azure Databricks pricing is determined by factors such as workload type, cluster size and type, and duration of resource usage, billed in Databricks Units (DBUs). Costs also include VM pricing, storage, and any additional services like Photon compute or Delta Live Tables.

For a tailored pricing estimate that fits your specific needs, we recommend speaking with one of our experts who can provide customized pricing based on your unique requirements.

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