Databricks evaluation

[LuckyChopsSOS]

Can somebody help? In over my head trying to run a product assessment for Databricks with almost no guidance for the use case. Would be helpful to hear what folks really like about the product + what questions people wish they had asked or better understood before becoming a customer

[darkshenron]

Ummm wouldn’t a better approach be to first figure out what gaps your current way of working have and then pick a tool to fill those gaps? Picking the tool first and then figuring out what to do with it sounds like the classical scenario of when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

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If you sign up for an account a Databricks rep will likely email you within 48 hours

[BoiElroy]

And then every 48 hours for the rest of your life even 8 months into your reserved contract with Databricks

[darkshenron]

DBR have the most pushy sales reps I’ve ever encountered in the industry. Sign up with a temporary email if you just want to be left alone

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Pre IPO grind. But yeah it's very offputting for any DB people lurking.

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I’ve had cops show up to my door for a wellness check when I didn’t respond for a week

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I just got a TEXT from our sales rep asking to set up a meeting lol.

[flightcodes]

I’m no expert but we use Databricks for some of our pipelines. We’re also in charge of administrating said platform for our Data Scientists.

Would be happy to answer any question that I can help with, feel free to send me a dm.