In a significant move, Databricks, a leader in data and AI solutions, has announced a deeper partnership with NVIDIA, the powerhouse in accelerated computing. This announcement was made at the GTC 2024 conference. It paves the way for enhanced data and AI workloads management on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. The collaboration is expected to bring groundbreaking advancements to enterprises. It’s fueled by NVIDIA’s role in Databricks’ Series I funding round.
Accelerating generative AI
The partnership is changing generative AI solutions, catering to businesses looking to tailor AI models to their unique needs. Databricks’ Mosaic AI, in collaboration with NVIDIA, will focus on improving the training and deployment of AI models. By utilizing NVIDIA’s H100 Tensor Core GPUs, the alliance aims to offer an efficient and scalable platform for developing large language models (LLMs). This initiative promises to streamline the creation, testing, and deployment of generative AI solutions, ensuring robust control and governance over data and models.
Enhancing data analytics and ML
With the introduction of NVIDIA’s accelerated computing into Databricks’ Photon, a next-generation vectorized query engine, the partnership will enhance data warehousing and analytics workloads significantly. Photon’s integration with NVIDIA technology aims to deliver unmatched speed and efficiency, elevating Databricks SQL to the forefront of serverless data warehouses.
Furthermore, Databricks’ commitment to machine learning and deep learning is reinforced through this collaboration. By providing pre-built infrastructure and GPU support optimized for NVIDIA’s technology, Databricks enables users to quickly adapt and maintain consistency across projects. The support extends across all major cloud platforms, empowering high-performance training for machine learning workloads.
Databricks and NVIDIA’s strengthened collaboration opens new avenues for over 10,000 organizations worldwide, including industry giants and Fortune 500 companies. By leveraging this partnership, businesses are poised to harness the power of AI and data with unparalleled speed and agility.
