Category: News
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Tapan Panchal has achieved the Databricks Data Engineer Professional Certification!
Congratulations to Tapan Panchal for completing the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🎉 Tapan shares: “The certification sharpened my ability to think holistically about how data moves, transforms, and gets governed at scale. Looking ahead, I’m excited to help organizations modernize legacy data platforms, build scalable and maintainable pipelines, and establish the governance practices…
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Shreya Kapoor has earned the Databricks Data Engineer Professional Certification
We’re thrilled to celebrate Shreya Kapoor on earning the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🎉 “This certification deepened my expertise in building scalable, production-grade data pipelines – from Delta Lake and Unity Catalog to Asset Bundles and Declarative Pipelines. The process pushed me to go beyond basics and truly understand the foundations behind platform…
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Driving Impact Through Advanced Data Engineering
We’re proud to congratulate Kishan Thumar on earning the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🎉 As Kishan shared: “I took this certification to reinforce the latest updates in the Databricks platform and to apply industry best practices in client engagements while building stateful data architectures. It’s been a great learning journey. Looking forward to…
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Data Analytics & AI for Financial Services Summit 2026
Cavallo Technologies is proud to return as a Sponsor of the 2nd Annual Data Analytics & AI for Financial Services Summit 2026! Rob Cavallo, President, Guillaume Colley, Director of AI and Analytics, and Rakhi Lakhwani, Senior Data Engineer, will be at the summit sharing insights on how we help financial institutions tackle the challenges of…
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Databricks Partner Kickoff 2026 Las Vegas
Excited to be at the Databricks Partner Kickoff 2026 this week! Rob Cavallo, President, and Guillaume Colley, Director of AI and Analytics, are on the ground sharing insights and expertise. Proud to be a leading, certified Databricks Partner, we’re here to share insights from our work, demonstrating how we leverage the platform to solve real-world…
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Cavallo Hackathon Recap
What a day at Cavallo Technologies Inc. Databricks Hackathon! The team(s) across Canada got together in #Toronto, #Montréal, and #Vancouver in full force and collaborated across #DataEngineering, #DataScience, #AI, #ML, across industries and use cases. When all you do is Databricks, with 60 #certified #Data and #AI superstars, the results are pretty outstanding. To quote…
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Internal Hackathon 2026
Databricks Hackathon day is here! Lots of energy across Cavallo Technologies Inc. across the country today: #Vancouver, #Montreal, and #Toronto in-person locations with virtual participants from Victoria, Winnipeg, and Halifax. Great collaboration between Data and AI Engineering, diving deep into various industries’ use cases in Databricks: hashtag#Retail, hashtag#Manufacturing, hashtag#Energy, hashtag#Financial.✅ Ingesting Space Station live sensor…
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Elevating Excellence in Data Engineering
We’re proud to congratulate Suma Anumolu on achieving the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🎉 As Suma shared: “Proud to complete the Databricks DE Professional certification, validating my ability to design and optimize complex data architectures on the evolving Lakehouse platform. A strong learning experience around scalability, reliability, and evolving Data Engineering patterns.” Congratulations,…
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Strengthening Spark Expertise
We’re kicking off 2026 by congratulating Ayush Pratap Singh on earning the Databricks Developer for Apache Spark Associate Certification! 🎉 This achievement reflects his growing expertise in Apache Spark and his ability to build efficient, real-world data solutions. As he shared: “Preparing for the Databricks Apache Spark certification strengthened my understanding of Spark’s core architecture…
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Engineering Impact Through Data
We’re proud to congratulate Jenit Jain on achieving the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification! 🎉 This accomplishment reflects his advanced ability to architect, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines while applying best practices to deliver reliable, production-ready solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Congratulations, Jenit, on this significant milestone and for your continued commitment…
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Celebrating Growth in Data Engineering
We’re proud to congratulate Apurba Das on earning the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Certification! This certification recognizes her ability to build and maintain reliable data pipelines, work effectively with the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, and apply best practices to support scalable, high-quality data solutions. Congratulations, Apurba, on this well-deserved achievement and your continued dedication to…
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Taking Data Engineering to the Next Level
We’re excited to congratulate Mohamed Amine Jallouli, MSc, on achieving the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🎉 This accomplishment highlights his ability to design resilient data architectures, build and optimize complex pipelines, and apply best practices to deliver reliable, production-ready data solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Well done, Amine, on this important milestone…
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Advancing Excellence in Machine Learning
We’re proud to congratulate Ayush Sharma on earning the Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional Certification! 🎉 This advanced credential recognizes his expertise across the full machine learning lifecycle, from feature engineering and model training to deployment, monitoring, and optimization at scale on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. It reflects a strong command of production-grade ML and…
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Strengthening Collaboration at Scale
We’re proud to congratulate Jeril Karakombil Bestin on earning the GitHub Administration Certification! 🎉 This certification recognizes his expertise in managing GitHub environments, enabling secure collaboration, and supporting development teams at scale. It reflects a strong understanding of governance, access management, and best practices that power modern software delivery. Congratulations, Jeril, on this well-earned achievement…
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Building Strong Data Foundations
We’re proud to congratulate Tapan Panchal on earning the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Certification! 🎉 This certification recognizes his ability to design and maintain reliable data pipelines, work effectively with the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, and apply best practices to deliver high-quality data solutions. Congratulations, Tapan, on this well-deserved milestone and your continued commitment to…
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Women in Data+AI Montreal Open House
We had the pleasure of hosting a Women in Data + AI event at our Montreal office as part of its official opening. The event brought together professionals and enthusiasts from across the Data + AI community for an engaging, workshop-style session focused on connection, shared learning, and meaningful conversation. The discussions were so engaging…
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Certified to Engineer Data at Scale
We’re proud to congratulate Eason Wang on earning the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Certification! 🎉 This advanced credential recognizes his expertise in designing, building, and optimizing scalable data pipelines and architectures on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. It reflects a strong command of performance tuning, reliability, and best practices for production-grade data solutions. Congratulations, Eason,…