Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, has entered into a partnership with data and AI company Databricks, to provide joint customers with next-generation capabilities for data federation, graph-driven intelligence, and artificial intelligence (AI).

This partnership brings together the best of both organizations’ platforms – combining the power of Altair® RapidMiner®, an industry-leading data preparation, AI development, orchestration and automation tool, with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Now customers can seamlessly access and analyze data residing in Databricks while using Altair’s comprehensive tools to drive decision-making, build AI automation and modernize data work.

“We are excited to partner with Databricks to empower our customers to stay ahead of the competition by achieving faster, smarter, and more efficient results,” says Sam Mahalingam, Chief Technology Officer, Altair“Through this collaboration, we help our customers not just analyze their data but truly activate it – transforming fragmented data into intelligent systems that can learn, reason, and act. Together, Altair and Databricks are redefining the future of data science and analytics.”

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Customers can leverage Altair RapidMiner's robust data preparation capabilities, machine learning and distribution to better extract insights from their data in Databricks. This collaboration marks a milestone in the development of accessible, scalable, and efficient AI and machine learning solutions – paving the way for transformative innovation and enables businesses to realize the full potential of their data for many years to come.

“We have been impressed by Altair’s innovative approach to data preparation and machine learning,” says Ariel Amster, Director of Strategic Technology Partners, Databricks. “Our partnership will benefit of the benefits of Altair RapidMiner and Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to help customers explore, analyze and take action on data at scale.”

Enabling Enterprise Modernization with Altair RapidMiner and Databricks

Customers can use Altair RapidMiner to directly access, prepare, and analyze data in Databricks without duplicating data. The platform's complete AI capabilities – from low-code AutoML to sophisticated MLOps, agent frameworks, and high-speed visualization – enables organizations to rapidly prototype, deploy, and scale AI applications with data stored in Databricks.

Altair RapidMiner also offers native support for SAS language execution – one of only two platforms in the world with this capability – enabling customers to preserve and extend the value of their existing analytics investments while modernizing their workflows. This unique capability, especially when coupled with Databricks, combines the past and the present into a single enterprise strategy.

Knowledge Graphs and Data Fabrics with Databricks Data

An important difference is Altair RapidMiner's MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) technology for knowledge graphs – purpose-built to support the creation of knowledge graphs, data structures, and ontology modeling at scale.

By integrate with Databricks Customers can use Altair RapidMiner's knowledge graph engine to connect, contextualize, and activate all types of data – structured, unstructured, and streaming. These graph-driven structures form the foundation for a new generation of intelligent systems, enabling generative AI models and autonomous agents to navigate the full complexity of an organization's digital operations.

Built for the real world

Together, Altair and Databricks offer an unparalleled platform for the modern, intelligent enterprise. This partnership delivers not only the infrastructure needed for data-driven transformation – but also the intelligence to drive it forward.

To learn more about Altair's RapidMiner platform, visit https://altair.com/altair-rapidminerTo learn more about Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, visit https://www.databricks.com/.