Insight Named Databricks 2020 National Consulting and SI Partner of the Year

Partnership maximizes the value of data, accelerating deployment of AI, machine learning and advanced analytics at scale

TEMPE, Ariz., July 1, 2020 – Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT), the global integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ for organizations of all sizes, was recognized as Databricks’ 2020 National Consulting and System Integrator Partner of the Year at the Databricks Partner Executive Summit, which took place as part of the virtual Spark + AI Summit from June 22-26.  

Insight's Digital Innovation team works closely with Databricks, the data and AI company, to drive digital transformation for customers looking to unlock the value of their data, analytics and artificial intelligence. Insight’s data and AI practice delivers solutions ranging from advanced AI and machine learning to developing modern data platforms that are able to ingest any type of data in real time and at scale. Built on Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow, Databricks provides a unified data analytics platform for intelligence, discovery and engineering.

“Many of our clients are looking for smarter ways to adapt to today’s volatile and evolving landscape, and we’re leveraging Databricks as a scalable foundation to turn data into insights that lead to true business outcomes,” said Stan Lequin, vice president and general manager, Digital Innovation, Insight. “With data being the lifeblood of modern business, we’re creating a competitive advantage through architecture designed to deliver efficient data pipelines, quick analysis and real-time reporting that make decision-making easier and opportunities for growth more apparent.”

Insight partners with industry leaders in financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing, focusing on building the next generation of data and machine learning frameworks and solutions. With powerful tools like Delta Lake and MLflow, Databricks’ platform is built for native security and cloud compliance, enabling a single workspace environment among teams for managing data, compute and code, while providing native integration with multiple cloud platform services.

“Enterprises are looking to capitalize on advances in the cloud to unlock the value of their data,” said DJ Maley, national cloud data architect, Insight. “We rely on Databricks to transform and streamline the way that businesses work with their data, accelerating data science discovery at scale and empowering our clients to collaborate on, experiment with, and deploy AI and machine-learning projects with repeatable success.”

In the past year, Insight has hosted more than a dozen Azure Databricks unified data analytics workshops nationwide and is driving the implementation of data and machine-learning solutions for many of Databricks’ clientele.

“Congratulations to Insight, Databricks’ National Consulting and System Integrator Partner of the Year,” said Michael Hoff, senior vice president of business development and partners, Databricks. “Their expertise and solutions delivered to customers across several industries are a great example of the value provided by the Databricks partner ecosystem.”

To learn more about Insight, visit www.insight.com or call 800-INSIGHT. Learn more about Insight’s approach to maximizing the value of data with Databricks in this data sheet.