About us
Welcome to Portland Data + AI, the local hub for Databricks and open-source innovation.
We’re a group of engineers, analysts, scientists, and leaders who care about the full lifecycle of data and AI: from ingestion and governance to analytics, apps, and production-ready AI systems.
Our core focus is the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and the ecosystem around it, including:
Open lakehouse formats: Delta Lake and Iceberg
Data Governance with Unity Catalog: lineage, access control, data classification, certified metrics, and multi-format support.
Modern data engineering: Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines and the new Lakeflow Designer for no-code + AI-assisted ETL.
AI + ML with Mosaic AI: Model Serving, Vector Search, Gateway, and frameworks for production AI agents.
Analytics & BI: AI/BI Dashboards, AI/BI Genie for natural-language queries, and SQL AI Functions, and Databricks One.
Collaboration & sharing: Databricks Apps, Delta Sharing, and Clean Rooms.
Expect a mix of deep-dive talks, lightning sessions, demos, and networking. All experience levels are welcome. If you’re excited about data platforms, open formats, machine learning, or AI, you’ll find your people here.
Upcoming events
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Portland Data + AI May Session
Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR, US📣 Portland Data + AI Meetup — May Session
Peter Davis, a Senior Solutions Architect at Databricks, will be presenting a talk titled "Elevate your Databricks experience with Agentic AI". Join us to explore how Genie Code and the AI Dev Kit are redefining what’s possible for developers on Databricks. Learn how to transform natural language into production-ready workflows, dashboards and application prototypes. We’ll dive into how these tools work and demo a couple of practical use cases. Whether you’re automating the mundane or experimenting with new AI capabilities, this session will give you the tools and inspiration to take your Databricks development to the next level.***
🗓 When:
Tuesday, May 19th • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Where:
Beaverton City Library – Meeting Room B
12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, OR 97005
Apple Maps link***
🍴 What’s Included:
• Delicious bites from Hapa Pizza and other local restaurants
• Join us afterwards for a no-host networking hour at Lazy Days Brewing***
🧠 Agenda:
• 5:00 – 5:15 PM: Welcome plus Community Updates
• 5:15 – 6:00 PM: Featured Speaker - Peter Davis
• 6:00 – 6:10 PM: Audience Q&A
• 6:10 – 6:30 PM: Networking & Refreshments
• 6:30 – 7:00 PM: Cleanup & Close***
💡 About the Meetup:
The Portland Data + AI Meetup connects professionals and enthusiasts working with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and the broader open-source Data and AI ecosystem (Delta, Iceberg, MLflow, Spark, and more). We explore everything from data engineering and data governance to analytics and generative AI.Thanks to Concentrix Catalyst for sponsoring the Meetup service.
#Databricks #OpenSource #DataIntelligence #Portland #PDX #DataCommunity #Networking
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Past events
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