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Two announcements from DAIS 2026 show how improvements to the data layer can make AI agents faster and more capable, without touching the agent code itself: LTAP and Lakehouse//RT. In the following, we will go into details of those new changes/technologies and show how they can improve Agents’ capabilities. We will use an example that…

Super proud of my team Praveen Sundaresan Ramesh Sid Guliani and Mohamed Amine Jallouli, MSc for winning 1st place at the Databricks Apps & Agent for Good Hackathon 2026 at the Databricks Data & AI Summit! 122 teams, 450 participants, 1 day (and maybe a few extra hours 😁 ) The Challenge:Given 100k rows of…

🚀 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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

I had a great time participating in the Databricks Ottawa – November User Group yesterday. It was an excellent opportunity to connect with data professionals across the region and exchange insights on real-world data engineering, analytics, and AI workloads.I was proud to represent Cavallo Technologies Inc., sharing our experience delivering end-to-end data solutions and engaging…

Back from Microsoft Ignite 2025 – San Francisco! 🌟 I had the opportunity to attend Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco, and it truly felt like stepping into the epicenter of innovation. “AI energy is everywhere” from the keynote stages to the hands-on pods and it’s clear how rapidly Microsoft is reshaping the security landscape. This…

🔥Microsoft Ignite has been so full of energy! AI is woven throughout every session and every conversation. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure team got hands-on experience with secure data, Zero Trust Infrastructure, and many new technologies that are coming soon. Having our security and infrastructure experts all in one place means we’re not just learning, we’re…

🚀 Building AI Agents at the Databricks Our teams joined 80+ attendees at a Databricks hosted AI Hackathon for a day of hands-on innovation with AI Agents! 🔨 What Our Teams Built: Team 1: Data Governance Agent Our team developed an automated Data Governance Agent. This agent directly consumes the data contract, the source of…

The 2025 ACAMS Assembly in Toronto has officially wrapped up!Beyond the joy of reconnecting with former colleagues Adeline Pouchelon, FIS CFCS Alexander Giemborek, CAMS, CFCS, FIS Nathalie Balbino, Ryan N. and @Le-Quyen Huynh we gained valuable insights on keys themes like: – Beneficial Ownership Transparency– Cryptocurrency– FINTRAC Record Finds– Private-Public Information Sharing– And of course……

Exciting day at the Databricks Data + AI World Tour in Toronto! Had an amazing time attending insightful breakout sessions on Unity Catalog, Lakehouse architecture, cost optimization, data sharing, and Lakefront innovations — learning how the modern data stack is evolving to make AI more open, governed, and collaborative. It was great connecting with brilliant…

Grateful to the Databricks team for 2 days of action-packed Data, AI, AgenticAI in the Data Intelligence Platform across the Partner Forum and #DAIWT Toronto. As a leading Databricks Partner in Canada, the Cavallo Technologies Inc. team is proud to be part of an ecosystem that emphasizes business outcomes and value, and provides the platform…

Last week at the All In Conference, our team had the opportunity to connect in person and engage in meaningful conversations. Events like these go beyond sessions and keynotes — they provide an important space for team building. For colleagues working across different cities in Canada, it was a valuable chance to meet face-to-face, strengthen…