From Yahoo Finance: 2025-06-16 11:13:00

Databricks expands AI portfolio with agent-building capabilities and no-code data pipeline tool. Strengthened cloud partnerships with Microsoft and Google Cloud at the annual Data + AI Summit. Agent Bricks beta allows customization for chatbots and content creation tools. Lakeflow Designer studio in private preview.

Snowflake connects Cortex AI platform to Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. Alliance with Anthropic powers agentic capabilities. Databricks and Microsoft extend strategic partnership with cloud-native integrations. Plans to deploy SAP Databricks on Azure later this year. Tighter integration across Azure ecosystem.

Google Cloud alliance integrates Gemini large language models into Databricks ecosystem. Customers can access models through SQL queries and secure endpoints. Databricks expands Informatica partnership, indirectly bolstering AI pact with Salesforce. Managed Iceberg Tables and Lakebase PostgreSQL-compatible database in public preview.

Databricks acquires Postgres startup Neon. Snowflake acquires Crunchy Data. Cross-platform integrations and acquisitions reflect enterprise eagerness to untangle data estates and power up generative AI capabilities. Customers lacked high-quality ways to evaluate AI agents, leading to inaccurate recommendations and false product descriptions.

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