Microsoft and Databricks have actually worked on this integration since 2016, and this is making Databricks a first-party service on Azure.

Here, I am introducing an evolved version of that framework, integrating Azure Databricks for AI capabilities, a metadata-driven approach to MLOps and a feedback loop for continuous analytics.

Scott Guthrie, Microsoft EVP of Cloud & Enterprise. Microsoft Azure customers interested in parsing large amounts of data to improve their businesses will soon be able to use Azure Databricks ...