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Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025

Data + AI 2025 keynoteAli Ghodsi, Jun 11, 2025

Wednesday, June 11, 202522mChecked 2026-09-24
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Ali Ghodsi opened Data + AI Summit 2025 by unveiling Databricks One, Lakebase, and a native Gemini integration built with Google Cloud.

Where each takeaway is said22:13
  1. 1Databricks now counts more than 15,000 customers running on the platform across every major cloud4:26
  2. 2Ghodsi said hundreds of customers already run mission-critical production workloads on Databricks6:22
  3. 3Unity Catalog was framed as the default governance layer customers pick for their data and AI assets15:06
  4. 4AI/BI Genie, which lets people query data in plain English, is now used by 81% of customers17:36
  5. 5Ghodsi said 98% of customers are already using Databricks' AI assistant capabilities18:34
  6. 6Databricks unveiled Databricks One, a no-code interface for business users to use dashboards and Genie
  7. 7Databricks and Google Cloud partnered to bring Gemini models natively into the Databricks platform

Announced

4 available the same day
  • Databricks OnePrivate preview, code-free interface for business usersPreview
  • LakebaseManaged Postgres-compatible transactional database for AI agentsGA
  • LakeflowEnd-to-end data engineering and pipeline ingestionGA
  • AI/BI GenieNatural-language queries; Deep Research mode coming soonGA
  • Databricks AppsBuild and deploy governed data intelligence appsGA
  • Agent BricksProduction AI agents tuned on customer dataPreview
  • Lakeflow DesignerNo-code ETL pipeline builderPreview
  • Databricks Free EditionFree access to data and AI skills for learnersPreview
  • Spark Declarative PipelinesOpen-source declarative batch and streaming ETLAnnounced
  • LakebridgeAutomated migration from legacy data warehousesAnnounced
  • Gemini on DatabricksStrategic AI partnership with Google CloudAnnounced

Companies named

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