Microsoft and Databricks have actually worked on this integration since 2016, and this is making Databricks a first-party service on Azure.

Organizations can improve performance and reduce costs by replacing the stock Databricks Runtime for Machine Learning libraries with versions optimized by Intel. Here’s how to get started.

Data + AI Summit -- Databricks, the Data and AI company, and Microsoft today announced a multi-year early extension of their strategic partnership, underscoring a shared commitment to helping ...

Microsoft is bringing its Azure Databricks cloud service out of beta today to help its customers better process massive amounts of data, powered by a partnership unlike anything the tech titan has ...

Scott Guthrie, Microsoft EVP of Cloud & Enterprise. Microsoft Azure customers interested in parsing large amounts of data to improve their businesses will soon be able to use Azure Databricks ...

Azure Functions, Microsoft's take on cloud-hosted, serverless, event-driven computing, now officially supports the Python programming language.

Additionally, Databricks and Microsoft will continue to deliver deep integrations between Azure Databricks and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, enabling a unified and streamlined experience.