Category: News
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…