What is Databricks?
Databricks is a cloud-based data and AI platform. It helps organizations collect, prepare, govern, analyze, and use data for reporting, machine learning, AI applications, and operational decision-making. For decision-makers, the simplest explanation is this: Databricks gives data teams one shared environment to work with large amounts of data and turn that data into trusted analytics […]
Choosing the Right Geospatial Solutions for Your Data Platform
Pick the wrong geospatial setup, and you’ll find out the hard way that the GIS platform your team trusted for years can’t keep up once GPS data starts arriving by the million, or the scalable data platform someone built can’t tell a valid polygon from a corrupted one because nobody with spatial expertise was in […]
Geospatial Software Overview: Which Tools Fit a Modern Data Platform?
Every day, location data quietly makes or breaks a decision: a delivery route runs 20 minutes longer than scheduled, a new store opens in the wrong zip code, a flood risk gets flagged three weeks after the fact because someone had to manually cross-reference three spreadsheets and a shapefile. Geospatial analysis always mattered; what’s changing […]
Databricks Academy training: How to become a Databricks Expert
Learning Databricks is easier when the training path matches your role. A data engineer does not need the same first steps as a BI analyst. A data scientist does not need to start with the same certification as a platform architect. Databricks Academy helps professionals build structured knowledge, but real expertise comes from applying that […]
How to Start with Business Process Automation
Finance teams spend hours checking invoices against purchase orders, customer service agents copy details from emails into a CRM system, and operations teams export data from one platform, clean it in spreadsheets, and upload it somewhere else. None of these tasks is difficult in isolation, but together they slow down the organization, introduce errors, and […]
AI Automation: From Rule-Based Tasks to Learning Workflows
Many companies have already automated parts of their operations. Invoices are routed automatically, forms are copied from one system to another, customer emails are classified by keyword, and reports are generated on a schedule. That type of automation can reduce manual work, but it often breaks when situations change. A new document layout, an unclear […]
RevoData achieves Gold Databricks Partner status
Amsterdam, February 2026 – RevoData, the Amsterdam-based data and AI consultancy, has achieved Databricks Gold Partner status (formerly named Elite). This achievement highlights the extensive collaboration between the two companies and acknowledges RevoData’s deep expertise in building high-quality solutions on the Databricks platform. “Becoming a Gold Databricks Partner has been a long-term goal for RevoData. […]
Eyes to the Sky: LiDAR Point Cloud in Databricks for Urban Canopy Insights
Editor’s note: This post was originally published June 20th, 2025. What is the Sky View Factor and why does it matter in our cities? I’m back with another sunny, summer-inspired geospatial adventure!Ever wonder how much sky you can actually see when you’re standing on a busy city street or under a cluster of city trees? […]
Building a Geospatial Time Machine
Editor’s note: This post was originally published June 12th, 2025. What is environmental change detection? Think of it as a time machine for planet Earth. No flux capacitor, no DeLorean, and no Marty McFly needed!😉 Just some cool tech that lets us peek into how our world changes over time. Detecting and understanding environmental changes […]
Geospatial Location-Allocation in Databricks: A Scalable GIS Approach
Editor’s note: This post was originally published June 6th, 2025. What is a location-allocation problem in GIS? Summer’s almost here, so let’s start with a sunny example. Imagine you’re tasked with finding the top 1,000 most profitable locations across the UK to park an ice cream cart. It’s not just about sweet treats, it’s a […]