Technology Magazine June 2018 | Page 41

Video : The Databricks
Unified Analytics Platform
We spoke with Databricks VP EMEA Nick Peart to find out more . “ It ’ s able to bring together big data and break down the silos between lines of business ( allowing them to glean actionable insights from data for better decisions ) and the data engineers who collect the data , store it , cleanse it and put it in a shape that allows the data scientists to create models and analyse data sets and data points to measure their impact on each other ,” says Peart . “ Databricks has created a cloud-based and serverless unified analytics platform that enables an overview for data driven decisions based on these three areas working together .”
Peart notes the buzz around big data has been building steadily over the past few years so what trends is he seeing in the industry around dashboards and how is Databricks reacting to them ? “ By utilising
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