It was fully understood prior to the Data + AI Summit in San Francisco last week that Databricks Inc. was well-positioned in the marketplace but faced some critical strategic decisions in its future.Those decisions pose particular relevance in the context of artificial intelligence, which the company nodded at with its “generation AI” theme this year. So how might the company plot its route ahead? And how did it perform during the Data + AI Summit? In the view of industry analyst John Furrier, the event hit a “home run” with analysts, demonstrating that generative AI is hitting everything from the physical storage layer, to compute, all the way to the application

This week’s Databricks Data + AI Summit 2023, held in San Francisco, showcased the convergence of open-source technologies, multicloud strategies and the accelerating power of data and artificial intelligence.With a strong focus on open-source adoption, Databricks Inc. aims to redefine the industry’s approach to data management and analytics. As the industry’s key players vie for mindshare and market dominance, Databricks is positioning itself as a leading force in driving innovation and shaping the future of data and AI.“How do you decide how to run this stuff?” asked analyst John Furrier (pictured, right)