Ask, build, compose: What our 5th Genie Hackathon taught us about Databricks Genie
Summary
The fifth Databricks Genie Hackathon demonstrated how governed, conversational analytics is becoming a foundational tool through ten real-world projects spanning three distinct usage tracks: Genie Agents, Genie Code, and composed agents. These diverse builds serve as a practical curriculum for Databricks practitioners, showcasing how different user types can successfully talk to data, build custom solutions, and compose Genie into automated workflows.
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