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Connect Databricks. Through your own data warehouse.

You use Databricks data in ENABLE through your own PostgreSQL data warehouse: the data is loaded and modelled there, and dashboards, plain-language questions and apps read from it. ENABLE has no built-in connector for Databricks.

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What is Databricks?

Databricks is a data and AI platform built around Apache Spark and the lakehouse approach, which brings a data lake and a data warehouse together. Data teams use it for data engineering, data science and training machine learning models on large datasets.

How to use Databricks data in ENABLE

Data from Databricks is loaded outside the portal, with a standard connector or a custom integration, and then modelled in your data warehouse. Data Analytics sets this up. From then on Power BI dashboards, the SQL Explorer with AI and the data API read from the same model, and access profiles decide who sees what.

Model output from Databricks next to stock and orders from SAP S/4HANA or Business Central makes forecasts usable in planning. With customer data from Salesforce you can link churn scores to the account managers who can act on them.

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What you do with Databricks data

Plain-language questions

  • “What was OEE per production line each week, and what held it back most?”
  • “What share of output was rejected, by machine and by shift?”
  • “How many days of stock do we hold per item, given forecast demand?”
  • “Which customers did the churn model flag as at risk this month, and what revenue do they represent?”

The SQL Explorer with AI turns a question like this into SQL on your data warehouse. You see the query, run it yourself, and the AI only receives metadata. More about the SQL Explorer

Steps

How to connect Databricks

  1. 1Sketch the end resultFirst decide which questions and dashboards you want from Databricks data; that tells you which data is needed.
  2. 2Load into your data warehouseOutside the portal, with a standard connector or a custom integration. We decide which route fits during the intake.
  3. 3ModelTables and definitions that work with your other sources, so everyone sees the same numbers.
  4. 4Use in ENABLEPower BI dashboards, the SQL Explorer with AI and the data API, with access profiles and optional row-level security.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does ENABLE have a built-in Databricks connector?

No. ENABLE reads from your own PostgreSQL data warehouse. Data from Databricks is loaded into it outside the portal, with a standard connector or a custom integration; we decide which route fits during the intake.

Which Databricks data can you use?

Typically delta tables with cleaned and modelled data, sensor and machine data from production, large transaction and event datasets and model output such as demand forecasts or churn scores. Exactly which tables you use depends on the questions you want to answer: Data Analytics first sketches the end result and then connects the data it needs.

Can I ask questions about Databricks data in plain language?

Yes, with the SQL Explorer with AI. The AI turns your question into SQL on your data warehouse and only receives metadata for that, such as table and column names, never the rows themselves. The SQL Explorer is available to client admins by default and can be switched on for users per organisation.

What does it cost to connect Databricks?

The price of ENABLE depends on your plan. Each plan includes a number of data sources, from 2 on Solo to 50 on Enterprise+, and an extra data source costs €49 per month. Prices are indicative; after a demo and intake you receive a tailored proposal.

See Databricks data in ENABLE?

In a demo we show how data from Databricks reaches dashboards, plain-language questions and apps via your data warehouse. Bring your questions.

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