Wisconsin Databricks User Group: Tuesday November 18th, 2025
Featured Speakers
Franco Patano
Databricks – Principal Solutions Architect
Databricks SQL is more than Data Warehousing
What if everything you thought you knew about “data warehousing” was wrong? This presentation exposes the truth: the Databricks SQL Warehouse isn’t actually a warehouse at all. It’s a Trojan horse for the entire AI-powered data intelligence revolution, and calling it a “warehouse” is as misleading as promising cake when you’re actually delivering a portal to an entirely new dimension of possibilities. We’ll reveal how your SQL DBUs have secretly become licenses to natural language analytics through Genie, real-time federation across any data system on the planet, and AI functions that turn every SQL query into a machine learning playground, transforming data teams from report generators into architects of intelligent, conversational business systems. By the end of this session, you’ll never look at a “warehouse” the same way again, because you’ll understand that what you’re really getting is the foundational compute layer for the post-SQL future of data intelligence
Sam McCune
Xorbix – Software Engineer
Dominate Data Warehousing with Databricks SQL
Discover how Databricks SQL brings the power of the Lakehouse to every analyst with a simple, familiar SQL experience. See how organizations achieve faster insights, stronger governance, and lower costs with SQL Warehouses, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog.
Agenda:
5:30PM to 5:35PM – Introduction
5:35PM to 6:05PM – Data Warehousing is more than DB SQL
6:15PM to 6:45PM – Dominate Data Warehousing with Databricks SQL
6:45PM to 7:00PM – Questions / Networking
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