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  • Women in AI – Ontario Career Fair 2026

    Women in AI – Ontario Career Fair 2026

    Cavallo Technologies is proud to sponsor the Women in AI Toronto & London Chapters – 4th Annual Ontario Career Fair. Come meet the Cavallo Team and explore exciting roles in a company shaping the future of AI and technology! July 7th, 2026, at the Toronto Reference Library. Learn more and register here.

  • Women in AI – Ontario Career Fair 2026

    Women in AI – Ontario Career Fair 2026

    Cavallo Technologies is proud to sponsor the Women in AI Toronto & London Chapters – 4th Annual Ontario Career Fair. Come meet the Cavallo Team and explore exciting roles in a company shaping the future of AI and technology!

  • Databricks Data + AI Summit – Day 2

    Databricks Data + AI Summit – Day 2

    🚀 Live from the Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026 Keynote — San Francisco! The numbers on that screen say it all:100K total attendees. 800+ sessions. 174+ countries. 240+ exhibitors. 350+ customer sessions. And the energy in that room? Absolutely electric. ⚡ This is the largest Data + AI conference in the world — and…

  • Databricks Data + AI Summit – Day 1

    Databricks Data + AI Summit – Day 1

    Badges in hand, and the sign says it all: SUPER EXCITED! Let the fun begin at the Databricks #DAIS. Hackathon, Partner Summit, and Training are some of Day 1 activities- and, of course, all the people that make this such a cohesive ecosystem: Databricks technical, product, AEs, Industry specialists, and Marketing.

  • Dhivya Earns Her Databricks Data Engineer Associate Certification

    Dhivya Earns Her Databricks Data Engineer Associate Certification

    A huge congratulations to Dhivya Mohan on earning her Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Certification! 🎉 Dhivya shares: “Preparing for this certification deepened my understanding of Delta Lake, data pipelines, and workflow orchestration, reinforcing concepts that I now apply directly in my day-to-day work. A great validation of both theory and practice!” This certification reflects…

  • #BDC2026 Wrapped

    #BDC2026 Wrapped

    That’s a wrap on a couple of action-packed days at the Big Data & Analytics Summit Canada in Toronto. Ran out of Pegasus plushies quickly and went through a ton of socks 😃 Lots of insightful conversations, new connections and familiar faces, all sharing our Data and AI journeys across industries. Just enough time to…

  • Arvind Earns His Professional Certification

    Arvind Earns His Professional Certification

    Please join us in congratulating Arvind Reddy Narra on achieving his Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🏆 Arvind shares: “This certification strengthened my ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs and design scalable, reliable, and governed data solutions for complex enterprise environments. It reinforced the importance of balancing governance, performance, and operational aspects, and I’m excited…

  • Salon Connexion in Montréal

    Salon Connexion in Montréal

    Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending Salon Connexion, one of the most energizing and brilliantly organised events on the digital transformation calendar. 3,000+ experts. One day. Countless conversations about where data, AI, and technology are headed. Having a booth gave us a front-row seat to the questions and challenges that are top of mind…

  • ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner

    ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner

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  • Cavallo is a Proud Sponsor of Mikey’s Run

    Cavallo is a Proud Sponsor of Mikey’s Run

  • Winnipeg Databricks User Group

    Winnipeg Databricks User Group

    Come join us at the Winnipeg Databricks User Group on June 1, 2026, for a working lunch at Red River College Polytechnic’s Exchange District Campus! With three great sessions lined up:📊Bridging the Gap Between Data and Decisions by Lior Krasnopolski🔒Securing Databricks with Sergey Rikhter📦Data Products on Databricks with Glendon Klassen Whether you’re hands-on with Databricks…

  • Cavallo is a Proud Sponsor of the #BDC2026

    Cavallo is a Proud Sponsor of the #BDC2026

    Cavallo Technologies is proud to be a Sponsor of the 12th Annual Big Data & Analytics Canada Summit, taking place June 9 and 10 in Toronto, ON! Rob Cavallo, President, and Glendon Klassen, Director of Engineering, will be on-site connecting with the data and AI community. As one of Canada’s leading Databricks Partners, we’re excited…

  • Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026

    Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026

    Come join the Cavallo team and 30k attending from the Data and AI community of Databricks. DAIS is an experience like no other, from Training, Certifications (you can get exclusive swag at the DAIS Summit when you pass), and learn from the incredible lineup of customers sharing their journeys on Databricks! Learn more and register…

  • Cavallo is a Proud Sponsor of Mikey’s Run

    Cavallo is a Proud Sponsor of Mikey’s Run

    For the second year in a row, Cavallo Technologies is proud to support Mikey’s Run. This year, we’re stepping up as a Gold Sponsor. Mikey’s Run is more than a race. It’s a community coming together to break the silence around men’s mental health, a cause that touches so many of us personally.  Mike was…

  • Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026

    Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026

    Come join the Cavallo team and 30k attending from the Data and AI community of Databricks. DAIS is an experience like no other, from Training, Certifications (you can get exclusive swag at the DAIS Summit when you pass), and learn from the incredible lineup of customers sharing their journeys on Databricks!

  • Deploying AI To Production Is Hard

    Deploying AI To Production Is Hard

    Anyone with AI-based products/solutions stuck in prototype mode? Deploying to production is hard, but you might already have everything you need. Yesterday at the Databricks Financial Forum in Toronto, I shared with the audience what we’re seeing (and doing) in the AI/Agentic space in the Financial Industry world, from low-barrier use cases to complex autonomous…

  • Databricks Financial Services Forum Toronto Recap

    Databricks Financial Services Forum Toronto Recap

    Generic AI summarizes noise. Financial intelligence moves capital and faces auditors. That was the throughline at Today’s Databricks Financial Services Forum in Toronto. Four customer talks, every one landing the same point. RBC Capital Markets’ Aiden Research, presented by Michael Tran, is a masterclass in agent decomposition. A suite of specialized agents – QuickTakes, Earnings,…

  • Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

    Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

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  • All-In Talks West 2026

    All-In Talks West 2026

    A little late to post my thoughts on attending the ALL IN Talks West earlier this week in Vancouver but here goes. Keynotes from Mayor Ken Sim, FCPA, FCA, BC’s Minister of AI and New Technologies Rick Glumac, TELUS, SCALE AI – Canada’s AI Cluster, brought perspectives and a road map of AI initiatives and…

  • Calgary Office Opening

    Calgary Office Opening

  • Calgary Office Opening

    Calgary Office Opening

    We’re kicking off Q2 with the grand opening of our Calgary office, at the Royal Bank Building at Bankers Hall! 🎉 Following the success of our offices in Toronto and Montréal, this expansion reflects our continued commitment to growth and innovation across Canada. Calgary’s reputation as a rising hub for technology and innovation across industries,…

  • ALL IN Talks West 2026

    ALL IN Talks West 2026

    🌐We’re excited to announce that we’ll be attending ALL IN Talks West 2026 on April 15, 2026, BC’s premier AI and tech event bringing together Canada’s best in artificial intelligence, industry leaders, and innovators from across Western Canada. Rob Cavallo, President, and Guillaume Colley, Director of AI and Analytics, will be on-site connecting and showcasing…

  • New milestone: Databricks Generative AI Certification

    New milestone: Databricks Generative AI Certification

    We’re thrilled to celebrate Mohamed Amine Jallouli, MSc on earning the Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate Certification! 🎉 Amine shares: “This certification validates my ability to design and implement LLM-powered solutions using Databricks, covering everything from problem decomposition and model selection to building end-to-end GenAI applications. Through this journey, I strengthened my expertise in building…

  • Databricks Montréal User Group Recap

    Databricks Montréal User Group Recap

    Another action-packed Databricks User Group in Montréal last night! Amazing to see the growth of the Data and AI community here and the business outcomes and value being driven for Databricks customers. Huge thanks as always to the Databricks team for all their efforts to make these events so worthwhile: Vincent Fortier, Alain Mercier, Eric…

  • Databricks Québec User Group Recap

    Databricks Québec User Group Recap

    Databricks Québec User Group and SAS Migration session with Cavallo Technologies Inc. was full of great content, conversations, and product/feature road map discussions with the tight knit Data and AI community. Great turnout considering the wind that made all forms of travel “challenging” 😀 Thank you to Alain Mercier, Vincent Fortier and Eric Brien for…

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