Overview of the Databricks Platform and Data Lakehouse Architecture

Explore a comprehensive conference talk from Data Science Conference Europe 2022 that delves into the revolutionary Databricks platform and its foundational technologies. Learn how Apache Spark, created by Databricks' founders, transformed the data analysis landscape and became essential for Big Data processing worldwide. Discover the innovative Data Lakehouse concept, which combines data warehouse and data lake architectures into a unified, high-performance platform powered by Delta Lake technology. Understand how over 7,000 organizations leverage Databricks for large-scale data engineering, collaborative data science, machine learning lifecycle management, and business analytics. The 34-minute presentation by Petar Zecevic, delivered in Belgrade, examines key frameworks like MLFlow and Koalas while highlighting how these tools integrate to create a versatile ecosystem for modern data solutions.