The explosion of AI has helped make the enterprise data landscape more important, and complex, than ever before. Join us to learn how Databricks’ and Tableau’s platforms come together to empower users of all kinds to see, understand, and act on your data in a secure, governed, and performant way.

In this presentation, we will explore how to leverage Databricks' SQL engine to efficiently ingest and transform geospatial data. We'll demonstrate the seamless process of connecting to external systems such as ArcGIS to retrieve datasets, showcasing the platform's versatility in handling diverse data sources. We'll then delve into the power of Databricks Apps, illustrating how you can create custom geospatial dashboards using various frameworks like Streamlit and Flask, or any framework of your choice. This flexibility allows you to tailor your visualizations to your specific needs and preferences. Furthermore, we'll highlight the Databricks Lakehouse's integration capabilities with popular dashboarding tools such as Tableau and Power BI. This integration enables you to combine the robust data processing power of Databricks with the advanced visualization features of these specialized tools.

Databricks announced two new features in 2024: AI/BI Dashboards and AI/BI Genie. Dashboards is a redesigned dashboarding experience for your regular reporting needs, while Genie provides a natural language experience for your last-mile analytics. In this session, Databricks Solutions Architect and content creator Youssef Mrini will present alongside Databricks MVP and content creator Josue A. Bogran on how you can get the most value from these tools for your organization. Content covered includes: Setup necessary, including Unity Catalog, permissions and compute Building out a dashboard with AI/BI Dashboards Creating and training an AI/BI Genie workspace to reliably deliver answers When to use Dashboards, Genie, and when to use other tools such as PBI, Tableau, Sigma, ChatGPT, etc. Fluff-free, full of practical tips, and geared to help you deliver immediate impact with these new Databricks capabilities.

This session is repeated. Did you know that you can integrate with your favorite BI tools directly from Databricks SQL? You don’t even need to stand up an additional warehouse. This session shows the integrations with Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, Tableau and dbt so you can have a seamless integration experience. Directly connect your Databricks workspace with Fabric and Power BI workspaces or Tableau to publish and sync data models, with defined primary and foreign keys, between the two platforms.