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Data + AI Summit: The Content Hub

A week of announcements is easy to skim and hard to actually understand.

This is where we're unpacking them properly...
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Blogs

30th June, 2026

Is Reyden the future of Analytics?

Databricks buried its biggest announcement under three flashier ones. Ashley makes the case for why Reyden - not Omnigent, not Genie Ontology - is the one that could actually dent Power BI.

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1st July, 2026

CustomerLake: The Agentic CDP That Brings Marketing Into the Lakehouse

Marketing tools have always meant copying your customer data somewhere else. CustomerLake puts the CDP inside the Lakehouse instead. Tom breaks down what that architectural shift actually unlocks — and where it gets genuinely useful.

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2nd July, 2026

Production-ready vibes for your Databricks Apps

1 billion new apps by 2028, built mostly by people who've never called themselves developers. Ashley looks at App Spaces, Serverless Micro Apps and Genie App Builder - the three tools Databricks is betting on to stop that going wrong.

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Ashley Warren

Why It's Time to Take AI/BI Seriously

Databricks AI/BI is ready to be a legitimate challenger in the Data Visualisation space. Starting from basics, I'm going to show you how you can use Metric Views, AI/BI dashboards and Genie spaces to get the most out of your data.

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Falek Miah

The Write Way: Building Bi-Directional Data Pipelines in the Lakehouse

This session will cover how to build a full writeback loop where lakehouse (Unity Catalog) syncs to PostgreSQL (Lakebase). By the end, you'll know how to build bi-directional data flows that empower users without sacrificing governance or reliability.

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2nd July, 2026

How Databricks Genie Agents aims to move from BI to Business Automation

Genie could already answer questions about your data. Genie Agents wants to run the workflow that comes after the answer. Toyosi untangles it from Agent Mode and Agent Bricks, and works out who actually needs it.

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3rd July, 2026

Unity AI Gateway Just Got Serious: The DAIS 2026 Roundup

DAIS marks a clear turning point for Unity AI Gateway. With the core platform now GA, Databricks has moved the conversation from whether you can govern AI to how precisely you can do it. Tori deep dives into Unity AI Gateway in this blog.

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Videos

If you'd rather watch this play out than scroll through it, here are our recent videos:

- Gavi and James hosted a livestream recapping the AI side of DAIS and answering your questions (unfiltered!).

- James also recorded his usual monthly AI Newsround - and June had to be a DAIS Special!

 

 

23rd June, 2026

30th June, 2026

The Data Hotseat: Our New Podcast!

Because why wouldn't we launch a new podcast in the midst of all the post-DAIS chaos?

The Data Hotseat is a brand new podcast hosted by our very own Paul McComish (who moonlights as a radio host!) focused on the bleeding edge of data and AI tech. You can watch it here, or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

The Data Hotseat
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Join the team at Advancing Analytics to chat all things data & AI! Each week will see a new guest and a new topic in the hotseat, and you'll hear their unfiltered opinions, tips, tricks, and maybe a hot take or two. With a focus on Databricks, The Data Hotseat gives you takeaways from technical insights to data strategy. Whether you're a Data Engineer or Head of Data, you'll get opinionated insights you won't find anywhere else.
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