Databricks launches data sharing initiative, machine learning offering

Databricks has launched a project to create an open-source data sharing protocol for securely sharing data across organisations in real time, independent of the platform on which the data resides. The Delta Sharing initiative, part of Databrick's open-source Delta Lake project, has already attracted support from a number of data providers, including NASDAQ, S&P and Factset, and leading IT vendors including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google Cloud, according to Databricks. Databricks is also expanding its technology portfolio with a new machine learning system and the addition of new data pipeline and data governance capabilities to its flagship Databricks Lakehouse Platform, which combines aspects of data warehouse and data lake systems. Delta Sharing is the latest open-source initiative from Databricks, one of the most closely watched big data startups. Founded by the developers of the Apache Spark analytics engine, Databricks markets the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, its flagship unified data analytics platform.