Databricks said that Google Cloud's Gemini models will be available natively within its Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Databricks also said that it extended a partnership with Microsoft Azure.
The deals were announced at Databricks Data + AI Summit.
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According to Databricks, Gemini models will be available for AI agent use cases within Databricks. The companies said their expanded partnership will enable customers to deploy Google Gemini 2.5 models without moving data.
Gemini models will be available to Databricks customers directly through SQL queries and model endpoints without data duplication or integrations. Enterprises can pay for Gemini usage through the Databricks contract.
Key points about the Google Cloud-Databricks partnership:
- Gemini models will be available and billed through Databricks.
- Gemini models can be used to create AI agents using datasets within Databricks.
- Databricks Unity Catalog will handle governance and compliance.
Separately, Databricks said it expanded a partnership with Microsoft on Azure Databricks, which has been available since 2018.
Microsoft and Databricks have rolled out a series of native integrations between Azure Databricks, Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Power Platform as well as SAP Databricks on Azure.
