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Time to Implement

4 months

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Databricks Demo - Automated ETL processing
Once ingested, raw data needs transforming so that it’s ready for analytics and AI. Databricks provides powerful ETL capabilities for data engineers, data scientists and analysts with Delta Live Tables (DLT).
Databricks Demo - Reliable workflow orchestration
Databricks Workflows is the fully managed orchestration service for all your data, analytics and AI that is native to your Lakehouse Platform. Orchestrate diverse workloads for the full lifecycle including Delta Live Tables and Jobs for SQL, Spark, notebooks, dbt, ML models and more.
Databricks Demo - End-to-end observability and monitoring
The Lakehouse Platform gives you visibility across the entire data and AI lifecycle so data engineers and operations teams can see the health of their production workflows in real time, manage data quality and understand historical trends. In Databricks Workflows you can access dataflow graphs an...
Databricks Demo - Security and governance at scale
Delta Lake reduces risk by enabling fine-grained access controls for data governance, functionality typically not possible with data lakes.
Databricks Demo - Automated and trusted data engineering
Simplify data engineering with Delta Live Tables – an easy way to build and manage data pipelines for fresh, high-quality data on Delta Lake.
Databricks Demo - Eliminate resource management with serverless compute
Databricks SQL serverless removes the need to manage, configure or scale cloud infrastructure on the Lakehouse, freeing up your data team for what they do best.
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Users consistently praise the unified platform that integrates data engineering, analytics, and machine learning, making collaboration seamless across teams. The intuitive UI and strong governance features, such as Unity Catalog, enhance productivity and data management. However, some users note that the platform can be expensive and may have a steep learning curve for newcomers.

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Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Healthcare in AI"
What do you like best about Databricks?

To cost management and real time data - it’s important for us in Healthcare to have reliable data for everyday decisions in providing the best services in our industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

At the moment nothing is disliked about the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

It's great to hear that our platform is solving the challenge of having a centralized area for your data and providing intelligence to improve patient services.

Sherri A.
SA
Principal Data Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Cloud Data Governance"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Unity catalog organizes metadata and allows use to deploy a data mesh approach for a domain structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Lack of a true semantic layer that would allow for alias names or descriptions for data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

Thank you for sharing what you like best about Databricks Data Intelligence Platform! The Unity catalog and data mesh approach are indeed valuable features.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Overall good"
What do you like best about Databricks?

AI/BI geni helps me a lot on finding insight Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Nothing right now but will review in the future Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that our AI/BI features are helping you find valuable insights. If you encounter any issues in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team for assistance.

Kreethi M.
KM
Front end developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Streamlining Data Science and Machine Learning Workflows with Databricks Platform."
What do you like best about Databricks?

What I love most about Databricks Data Intelligence Platform is how user-friendly it is. From easy implementation to excellent customer support, I find myself using it daily without hassle. Its extensive feature set and seamless integration with other tools make my work so much smoother.I also loved how it solved most of the major problems that we use to face as data engineers and ml engineers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

I find Databricks Data Intelligence Platform a bit challenging to pick up at first, especially if you're new to big data and cloud technologies. Sometimes, navigating through its advanced features can feel a bit overwhelming and less straightforward Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Janelle Glover of Databricks

We're so glad to hear that you find Databricks Data Intelligence Platform user-friendly and that it has solved major problems for you. Our goal is to make data engineering and machine learning tasks seamless and efficient.

KA
Industrial Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Databricks review"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Most helpful is the UI ans assistant. It helps a lot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Least helpful is the workflow UI . It does not help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find our UI and assistant helpful! We appreciate your feedback about the workflow UI and will take it into consideration for future improvements.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
UH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good platform"
What do you like best about Databricks?

It's useful for all things data like ml and genai Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

It takes time to setup and figure out how to do things Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find Databricks Data Intelligence Platform useful for all things data, including ML and genAI.

Vimal N.
VN
Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Shaping the future with AI"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Integration across their other products within Databricks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

I think there is nothing at this moment that I don’t like it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you appreciate the integration across our products. Thank you for your feedback!

Christos C.
CC
Sr Technology Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I really like the seamless and intuitive UX"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Thatvamanybdifferent things are somehow centrally orchestrated. All of the features right in my hand! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Not much! Inthink that almost everything is at leastbin an acceptable level Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find our platform seamless and intuitive. Our goal is to provide a centralized and orchestrated experience for our users. Thank you for your feedback!

Ohtsuka k.
OK
シニアマネジャー
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"very smarter access and useful for business users."
What do you like best about Databricks?

AI/BI. Because we can make Dashboards no code, assisted by AI Ginie. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

A little bit the UI for engineers, but now AI can smart assist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find our AI/BI features and no-code dashboard creation helpful for your business needs!

harshit m.
HM
Sr Consultant Data Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Databricks Usage Review"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Databricks provides a common integrated platform for data engineering , SQL and ML Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Job orchestration for creating workflows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

It's great to hear that Databricks is helping you manage code and clusters for Spark. We're committed to continuously improving our platform to better meet your needs.

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Time to Implement

4 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Average Discount

14%

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