We’re excited to announce the launch of Azure Qatar. With the expanded availability of Azure Databricks, it’s now simpler than ever for organizations throughout the Center East to leverage Databricks Information Intelligence Platform to unify knowledge engineering, knowledge science, machine studying, and analytics on Azure’s international, scalable, and elastic community.
The launch of Databricks infrastructure within the Azure Qatar Area will assist probably the most progressive, forward-looking Qatari organizations resembling Qatar Airways, as they leverage Azure Databricks to remodel their companies with data-driven purposes and use circumstances.
This enlargement builds off our broader relationships in Qatar. Earlier this month, the Qatar Funding Authority (QIA) invested in Databricks through the corporate’s Sequence I, which put the corporate at a $43B post-money valuation. The Sequence I funding will probably be used to speed up the event of transformative AI know-how, Gen AI analysis, and hiring AI knowledge scientists and engineering expertise.
“AI represents a profound know-how shift, and our funding in Databricks displays our perception in its platform, which is expertly capable of unify knowledge, analytics, and AI. This funding is aligned with QIA’s funding strategy to spend money on forward-looking, tech-led firms, a lot of that are constructing AI seamlessly into their product and choices. We’re happy to be an investor in Databricks and sit up for a fruitful, long-term partnership as the corporate scales.”
– Mohammed Al-Hardan, Head of Know-how, Media and Telecoms (TMT) investments at QIA
I’m thrilled about deepening our partnership with Microsoft in Qatar and making certain our prospects have the absolute best expertise while adopting the Databricks Information Intelligence Platform! Launching Databricks infrastructure in Qatar is an important step in our Microsoft partnership for 2023 and past.
To be taught extra about this new launch, be a part of us for an in-person occasion with Microsoft on Dec 13. You’ll have the ability to register quickly right here.
You can too attain out to me straight at richard.wylie [at] databricks [dot] com with any questions!
