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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
India's digital businesses are innovating faster with data & AI, says Databricks founder
India's digital-native businesses are artificial intelligence (AI)-hungry and ahead of the curve from global peers when it comes to innovation with data and AI , said Ali Ghodsi, founder and chief executive of Databricks . 'India's great because when the rest of the world is talking about recession, India is on the upswing. And in the last decade, they've built a lot of digital infrastructure in India, which is a game-changer. India's ahead on digital infrastructure compared to most other countries in the world,' Ghodsi said while addressing the media at the Databricks Data + AI Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday. The Silicon Valley's data and AI company Databricks recently committed a $250 million investment in India over the next three years towards local R&D, talent development, and enterprise adoption of AI. "We're doubling down on Bangalore. We hired a huge engineering team. We target the IITs," he said, mentioning an instance where the company received 700 applications from IIT graduates for just four open positions in Bangalore. Ghodsi said that the company is extremely bullish on Asian markets, including India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, which are moving faster than the rest of the world on AI because of the relaxed regulatory environment. 'We're investing ahead of the game there. We're not just looking at how much revenue we get? Is the ROI there? Instead. We're saying, let's put even more there than the numbers justify, because we're so bullish on what's happening in Asia,' he said. At the annual conference on Wednesday, Databricks made a slew of bold announcements challenging traditional players in database management, AI apps and agents. Here's a rundown of key announcements: Agent bricks Taking a fresh approach to agentic AI, Databricks is focusing on the quality and cost of productising agents with 'Agent Bricks', an offering that directly challenges Salesforce's Agent Force and Google's Agent Space. 'There are a lot of challenges in the industry around building agents. We can't evaluate the quality of the agents. We don't know how these agents are doing in production,' Ghodsi said, adding that there are no evaluations or benchmarks for judging the performance of agents. Hence, Databricks is introducing LLM judges for automated evaluations. Agent Bricks' auto optimisation techniques, such as knowledge extraction and multi-agent supervisor can refine the agent for the best quality output, sometimes at 10 times lower cost. Lakebase Challenging the traditional database platforms like Oracle Database, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, Databricks announced Lakebase, a first-of-its-kind fully-managed Postgres database built for AI. 'We think that's going to disrupt the existing database market, which has really not changed much in 40 years. But I think now is the time where it's actually under a lot of pressure with agents coming in,' Ghodsi said, adding that the company is targeting a $100 billion total addressable market with Lakebase. Databricks, last month, announced the acquisition of Neon, a leading serverless Postgres company, which showed that over 30% of the databases at Neon were actually created by agents, not by database administrators. 'So next year, it's probably 99% plus.' Therefore, in the new AI era, enterprises need different types of databases where compute and storage are completely separated, he explained. 'You just store the database on very cheap cloud storage in an open format so you're not locked into anyone (single vendor).' Over 300 Databricks customers are already using Lakebase, and this transition is going to be the most important marathon for the next five years, he said. Databricks free edition To close the AI talent gap, Databricks also announced the free edition of its platform, along with a $100 million global investment in data and AI education. This initiative gives students, professionals, and institutions free access to Databricks tools and training. Among other notable announcements made was the Lakeflow Designer, a new no-code capability that lets non-technical users create data pipelines using a visual drag-and-drop interface and a natural language GenAI assistant. (The reporter was in San Francisco at the invitation of Databricks)
Economic Times
a day ago
- Business
- Economic Times
India's digital businesses are innovating faster with Data + AI, says Databricks founder
Live Events India's digital-native businesses are artificial intelligence (AI)-hungry and ahead of the curve from global peers when it comes to innovation with data and AI , said Ali Ghodsi, founder and chief executive of Databricks 'India's great because when the rest of the world is talking about recession, India is on the upswing. And in the last decade, they've built a lot of digital infrastructure in India, which is a game-changer. India's ahead on digital infrastructure compared to most other countries in the world,' Ghodsi said while addressing the media at the Databricks Data + AI Summit in San Francisco on Silicon Valley's data and AI company Databricks recently committed a $250 million investment in India over the next three years towards local R&D, talent development, and enterprise adoption of AI."We're doubling down on Bangalore. We hired a huge engineering team. We target the IITs," he said, mentioning an instance where the company received 700 applications from IIT graduates for just four open positions in said that the company is extremely bullish on Asian markets, including India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, which are moving faster than the rest of the world on AI because of the relaxed regulatory environment.'We're investing ahead of the game there. We're not just looking at how much revenue we get? Is the ROI there? Instead. We're saying, let's put even more there than the numbers justify, because we're so bullish on what's happening in Asia,' he the annual conference on Wednesday, Databricks made a slew of bold announcements challenging traditional players in database management, AI apps and agents. Here's a rundown of key announcements:Taking a fresh approach to agentic AI, Databricks is focusing on the quality and cost of productising agents with 'Agent Bricks', an offering that directly challenges Salesforce's Agent Force and Google's Agent Space.'There are a lot of challenges in the industry around building agents. We can't evaluate the quality of the agents. We don't know how these agents are doing in production,' Ghodsi said, adding that there are no evaluations or benchmarks for judging the performance of Databricks is introducing LLM judges for automated evaluations. Agent Bricks' auto optimisation techniques, such as knowledge extraction and multi-agent supervisor can refine the agent for the best quality output, sometimes at 10 times lower the traditional database platforms like Oracle Database, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, Databricks announced Lakebase, a first-of-its-kind fully-managed Postgres database built for AI.'We think that's going to disrupt the existing database market, which has really not changed much in 40 years. But I think now is the time where it's actually under a lot of pressure with agents coming in,' Ghodsi said, adding that the company is targeting a $100 billion total addressable market with last month, announced the acquisition of Neon, a leading serverless Postgres company, which showed that over 30% of the databases at Neon were actually created by agents, not by database administrators. 'So next year, it's probably 99% plus.'Therefore, in the new AI era, enterprises need different types of databases where compute and storage are completely separated, he explained. 'You just store the database on very cheap cloud storage in an open format so you're not locked into anyone (single vendor).'Over 300 Databricks customers are already using Lakebase, and this transition is going to be the most important marathon for the next five years, he close the AI talent gap, Databricks also announced the free edition of its platform, along with a $100 million global investment in data and AI education. This initiative gives students, professionals, and institutions free access to Databricks tools and other notable announcements made was the Lakeflow Designer, a new no-code capability that lets non-technical users create data pipelines using a visual drag-and-drop interface and a natural language GenAI assistant.(The reporter was in San Francisco at the invitation of Databricks)
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
India's digital businesses are innovating faster with Data + AI, says Databricks founder
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads India's digital-native businesses are artificial intelligence (AI)-hungry and ahead of the curve from global peers when it comes to innovation with data and AI , said Ali Ghodsi, founder and chief executive of Databricks 'India's great because when the rest of the world is talking about recession, India is on the upswing. And in the last decade, they've built a lot of digital infrastructure in India, which is a game-changer. India's ahead on digital infrastructure compared to most other countries in the world,' Ghodsi said while addressing the media at the Databricks Data + AI Summit in San Francisco on Silicon Valley's data and AI company Databricks recently committed a $250 million investment in India over the next three years towards local R&D, talent development, and enterprise adoption of AI."We're doubling down on Bangalore. We hired a huge engineering team. We target the IITs," he said, mentioning an instance where the company received 700 applications from IIT graduates for just four open positions in said that the company is extremely bullish on Asian markets, including India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, which are moving faster than the rest of the world on AI because of the relaxed regulatory environment.'We're investing ahead of the game there. We're not just looking at how much revenue we get? Is the ROI there? Instead. We're saying, let's put even more there than the numbers justify, because we're so bullish on what's happening in Asia,' he the annual conference on Wednesday, Databricks made a slew of bold announcements challenging traditional players in database management, AI apps and agents. Here's a rundown of key announcements:Taking a fresh approach to agentic AI, Databricks is focusing on the quality and cost of productising agents with 'Agent Bricks', an offering that directly challenges Salesforce's Agent Force and Google's Agent Space.'There are a lot of challenges in the industry around building agents. We can't evaluate the quality of the agents. We don't know how these agents are doing in production,' Ghodsi said, adding that there are no evaluations or benchmarks for judging the performance of Databricks is introducing LLM judges for automated evaluations. Agent Bricks' auto optimisation techniques, such as knowledge extraction and multi-agent supervisor can refine the agent for the best quality output, sometimes at 10 times lower the traditional database platforms like Oracle Database, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, Databricks announced Lakebase, a first-of-its-kind fully-managed Postgres database built for AI.'We think that's going to disrupt the existing database market, which has really not changed much in 40 years. But I think now is the time where it's actually under a lot of pressure with agents coming in,' Ghodsi said, adding that the company is targeting a $100 billion total addressable market with last month, announced the acquisition of Neon, a leading serverless Postgres company, which showed that over 30% of the databases at Neon were actually created by agents, not by database administrators. 'So next year, it's probably 99% plus.'Therefore, in the new AI era, enterprises need different types of databases where compute and storage are completely separated, he explained. 'You just store the database on very cheap cloud storage in an open format so you're not locked into anyone (single vendor).'Over 300 Databricks customers are already using Lakebase, and this transition is going to be the most important marathon for the next five years, he close the AI talent gap, Databricks also announced the free edition of its platform, along with a $100 million global investment in data and AI education. This initiative gives students, professionals, and institutions free access to Databricks tools and other notable announcements made was the Lakeflow Designer, a new no-code capability that lets non-technical users create data pipelines using a visual drag-and-drop interface and a natural language GenAI assistant.(The reporter was in San Francisco at the invitation of Databricks)
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
India's digital infrastructure development 'game-changer': Databricks CEO
India's digital infrastructure development has been a game-changer, putting the country ahead of most other nations, Databricks CEO and Co-founder Ali Ghodsi has said. At a press conference here on Wednesday at the Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025, Ghodsi said that India is on the upswing at a time when recession is a concern in several other regions and nations. What has happened in the last decade, where they've built a lot of digital infrastructure in India, is a game-changer. We don't have that even here, in other countries. India is now ahead on digital infrastructure compared to most other countries in the world," Ghodsi said in response to a question by PTI on India. This of course, makes it much easier to innovate in data and AI, he said. Ghodsi added that Databricks is very excited to partner with new companies in the field of AI as well as with companies that have been around a long time such as the Tatas of the world that we're partnering with as well. It's a gigantic market and with the pivots that are happening in strategy around the world, India is becoming more important. So very excited... it's like (there are) just opportunities in India, and it seems there are no troubles on the horizon. Fingers crossed, he said. Responding to a question on the situation with immigrants in the US and its impact on the company's hiring initiative, Ghodsi said he has lived in nine countries and I think this (US) still is one of the best countries for immigrants to come here even today. He pointed out that 20-30 years ago, it was more common for an IIT topper in India to want to come to the US in search for career opportunities. He, however, noted that this has changed in the last 5-10 years. You stay in India, stay in Bangalore, get a really high-paying job there. You have your family there, you have the culture there. Why move to the United States? That's already been happening for many, many, many years. So (the) trend is already kind of happening. Noting that this is now the reality, Ghodsi said the company now hires talent in India. We're doubling down on Bangalore. We hired a huge engineering team. We target the IITs, he said, mentioning an instance where the company was hiring four people and had 700 people from the IITs apply in Bangalore. That's a great market for us. In response to another question, he said that the company is heavily investing in India and other Asian markets like South Korea and Japan. We're also investing a lot in India, which is also doing really, really great. So like Asia in general is a big market opportunity. We're investing ahead of the game there, he said. Adding that the company is so bullish on what's happening in Asia, he said that the region can move faster on data and AI. Asserting that Asia does not have the same restrictions, and data and AI are not as tightly regulated as in Europe and America, he said, So that just makes it amazing for us data and AI geeks, so we're very excited. He further underlined that Asia is high on his mind when undertaking financial planning for Databricks. Ghodsi said he tells his team to go even more aggressive. More in India, More in Korea, more in Japan every year. So that is our strategy, and we're going to continue doing that. It's growing very fast. It's a much more diverse and bigger continent and more people, unlike Europe which is a little bit more homogeneous. Asia is really very different, he said. Databricks, a Data and AI company, is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe. The company announced a $100 million investment in global data and AI education, aimed at closing the industry-wide talent gap and preparing the next generation of data and AI engineers, data analysts and data scientists. The Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025 is a global event bringing together thousands of data practitioners, leaders and visionaries from more than 160 countries to explore the convergence of data and AI.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
India's digital infrastructure development 'game-changer': Databricks CEO Ghodsi
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi lauds India's advanced digital infrastructure, surpassing many nations and fostering innovation in data and AI. Databricks is increasing investments in India, recognizing its significant market potential and strategic importance. The company is also investing heavily in Asian markets like South Korea and Japan, citing fewer regulations and a faster pace of development in data and AI. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads India's digital infrastructure development has been a "game-changer", putting the country ahead of most other nations, Databricks CEO and Co-founder Ali Ghodsi has a press conference here on Wednesday at the Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025, Ghodsi said that India is "on the upswing" at a time when recession is a concern in several other regions and nations."What has happened in the last decade, where they've built a lot of digital infrastructure in India, is a game-changer. We don't have that even here, in other countries. India is now ahead on digital infrastructure compared to most other countries in the world," Ghodsi said in response to a question by PTI on "of course, makes it much easier to innovate" in data and AI, he added that Databricks is very excited to partner with new companies in the field of AI as well as with "companies that have been around a long time" such as "the Tatas of the world that we're partnering with as well.""It's a gigantic market and with the pivots that are happening in strategy around the world, India is becoming more important. So very excited... it's like (there are) just opportunities in India, and it seems there are no troubles on the horizon. Fingers crossed," he to a question on the situation with immigrants in the US and its impact on the company's hiring initiative, Ghodsi said he has lived in nine countries and "I think this (US) still is one of the best countries for immigrants to come here even today."He pointed out that 20-30 years ago, it was more common for an IIT topper in India to want to come to the US in search for career however, noted that this has changed in the last 5-10 years."You stay in India, stay in Bangalore, get a really high-paying job there. You have your family there, you have the culture there. Why move to the United States? That's already been happening for many, many, many years. So (the) trend is already kind of happening."Noting that this is now the reality, Ghodsi said the company now hires talent in India."We're doubling down on Bangalore. We hired a huge engineering team. We target the IITs," he said, mentioning an instance where the company was hiring four people and had 700 people from the IITs apply in Bangalore. "That's a great market for us."In response to another question, he said that the company is heavily investing in India and other Asian markets like South Korea and Japan."We're also investing a lot in India, which is also doing really, really great. So like Asia in general is a big market opportunity. We're investing ahead of the game there," he that the company is "so bullish" on what's happening in Asia, he said that the region can move faster on data and that Asia does not have the same restrictions, and data and AI are not as tightly regulated as in Europe and America, he said, "So that just makes it amazing for us data and AI geeks, so we're very excited."He further underlined that Asia is high on his mind when undertaking financial planning for said he tells his team to "go even more aggressive. More in India, More in Korea, more in Japan every year."So that is our strategy, and we're going to continue doing that. It's growing very fast. It's a much more diverse and bigger continent and more people, unlike Europe which is a little bit more homogeneous. Asia is really very different," he a Data and AI company, is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe. The company announced a USD 100 million investment in global data and AI education , aimed at closing the industry-wide talent gap and preparing the next generation of data and AI engineers, data analysts and data Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025 is a global event bringing together thousands of data practitioners, leaders and visionaries from more than 160 countries to explore the convergence of data and AI.
