--- title: "Databricks and Data-Driven: 2020 Partnership Archive" canonical: "https://data-driven.com/blog/databricks-and-data-driven-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deliver-customer-analytical-solutions/" description: "The original 2020 announcement, leadership quote, service context, and partner resources for Data-Driven's Databricks relationship." --- Partnership archive · September 2020 # A 2020 partnership built around _Azure Databricks delivery_ The original 2020 announcement, leadership quote, service context, and partner resources for Data-Driven's Databricks relationship. 17 September 2020 2 min read Updated 25 Aug 2026 Reader brief Historical record 1. The page preserves the original 2020 announcement. 2. Quoted roles and service descriptions belong to that publication date. 3. Use the maintained consulting page for current scope and status. ![Databricks and Data-Driven partnership artwork published in 2020](/_astro/DatabricksDataDrivenPartnership.C1yEtJ3R_Z27g73h.webp) Dated reference This article was published on 17 September 2020. Product details, interfaces, pricing, and linked resources may have changed since then, so confirm current guidance before acting. Data-Driven announced a strategic partnership with Databricks on September 17, 2020. The announcement connected Databricks engineering and analytics technology with Data-Driven’s Azure consulting work. This page is a company archive. Partner levels, team roles, product names, and service scope can change. Use the maintained [Databricks consulting page](/our-story/databricks-partner-consulting/) for current information. ## Why the partnership was announced The 2020 release described a shared delivery focus: data engineers and data scientists needed a practical path from ingestion and exploration to production analytics. At that time, the announcement emphasised managed Spark clusters, collaborative notebooks, scheduled pipelines, Delta Lake, and MLflow. Those product descriptions belong to the original publication date. ![Data consulting team working with a customer](/_astro/AdobeStock_306708837-scaled-e1590629421209-1024x1024.CRmZKgJ6_11QHFg.webp) ## The recorded leadership view > “Without Databricks + Delta Lake we would not have been able to extract insights at the scale, speed and cost required by our customers. Databricks also provides a seamless experience for Data Engineers, the Business users and Data Scientists while removing technical barriers. This partnership will allow us to focus on business outcomes and less on technical challenges.” > > — Rodney Joyce, Practice Director at Data-Driven, as quoted in 2020 ![Rodney Joyce](/_astro/RodneyJoyce-300x300.wguyE2la_ZmM104.webp) The quote is preserved verbatim. Its claims and job title should be read in their 2020 context. ## Technology named in the announcement The original page credited the projects and organisations behind the technology used in the partnership. ![Apache Spark logo](/_astro/apache-spark-vector-logo.CJQgwBy5_KPilu.svg) ![Delta Lake logo](/_astro/delta-lake-logo-e1756188219934.NK8pWOM4_Mpktl.webp) ![MLflow logo](/_astro/mlflow-logo-300x300.CD0DybUz_ZQzBLd.webp) ![Databricks logo](/_astro/DAT_Stacked_Lock_up_Full_Color@2x-300x164.ipOMZ6Pc_Z2iPFoN.webp) ![Data-Driven and Databricks partnership mark](/_astro/dd_plus_2500x-300x105.BwPf5xrW_1dYbYY.webp) Apache, Apache Spark, and Spark are trademarks of the [Apache Software Foundation](https://apache.org/). ## Current status belongs on the maintained page The archive intentionally omits the original investor list, customer list, personal contact details, and broad performance claims. Those details were not needed to understand the announcement and may no longer be current. For the current engagement boundary, events, and external partner links, use [Databricks consulting](/our-story/databricks-partner-consulting/). Filed under - [databricks](/tag/databricks/) - [delta-lake](/tag/delta-lake/) Continue reading ## Related perspectives [![Sydney Databricks Meetup banner for governance and R migration talks](/_astro/Databricks-Meetup-Image-1200x627-3.BVa-N5qJ_130w65.webp)](/blog/enterprise-governance-on-data-lake-with-unity-catalog-databricks-implementation-with-r-jobs-migration-use-case/) Databricks ### [Unity Catalog Governance and R Migration Meetup](/blog/enterprise-governance-on-data-lake-with-unity-catalog-databricks-implementation-with-r-jobs-migration-use-case/) An archived Sydney Databricks Meetup on Unity Catalog governance and a customer implementation that migrated existing R jobs. 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