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Co-founder and CEO, Databricks · Jun 11, 2025 · Statement, Databricks launches Free Edition (Databricks press release)

With the right investment and the right tools, we will see more AI innovation in this next generation than all previous generations combined.

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Ali Ghodsi, Co-founder and CEO, Databricks
Where
Databricks launches Free Edition (Databricks press release)
Topics
Education
Company
Databricks
Source
databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-launches-free-edition-and-announces-100-million

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