Databricks’ Serverless compute streamlines infrastructure setup and management, delivering unparalleled performance and cost optimization for Data and BI workflows. In this presentation, we will explore how Nationwide is leveraging Databricks’ serverless technology and unified governance through Unity Catalog to build scalable, world-class BI solutions. Key features like AI/BI Dashboards, Genie, Materialized Views, Lakehouse Federation and Lakehouse Apps, all powered by serverless, have empowered business teams to deliver faster, scalable and smarter insights. We will show how Databricks’ serverless technology is enabling Nationwide to unlock new levels of efficiency and business impact, and how other organizations can adopt serverless technology to realize similar benefits.

This talk will provide a brief overview about Nationwide’s journey towards implementing Unity Catalog at an enterprise level. We will cover the following topics:

Identity management structure Compute framework Naming standards and usage best practices And a little bit about how Delta Sharing will help us ingest third-party data

Unity Catalog has been a core feature towards strengthening Lakehouse architecture for multiple business units.

Speaker: Ananya Ghosh