Join us for the November edition of the **Manchester Databricks User Group**, bringing together the Manchester data community for an evening of technical deep dives, live demos and networking. ## Agenda **17:30 – 17:45 \| Arrival & Networking** Grab a drink, meet fellow data professionals and connect with the Manchester Databricks community. **17:45 – 18:00 \| Opening Remarks & Introductions** Welcome from the organisers and an introduction to the evening's speakers and sessions. ### 18:00 – 18:45 \| Session 1 ### Keeping Up with Databricks: What a Year of Releases Tells Us About Where the Platform Is Going **Alex Cole – Principal Databricks Architect & Databricks MVP** Databricks moves fast. Really fast. A year ago, Alex Cole built Databricks Release Hub to solve a simple problem: keeping track of the constant stream of new features, previews, GA releases and platform updates. Since then, he has tracked hundreds of Databricks releases, giving him a unique dataset—and a front-row seat—to how one of the fastest-moving platforms in Data & AI is evolving. In this session, Alex will use a year of release data to uncover some of the trends hidden beneath the announcements, including: * How the volume and velocity of Databricks releases has changed * Which product areas and technologies are receiving the most attention * How features progress from Beta and Preview through to GA * The noticeable surge in releases ahead of Data + AI Summit * What the data tells us about where Databricks is investing and where the platform may be heading next * What this pace of innovation means for Data Engineers, Architects and Platform teams trying to stay current Expect real data, practical observations and predictions based on a year spent watching almost every Databricks release land. Whether you're working with Databricks every day or simply trying to understand where the platform is heading, this session should give you a fascinating view of how Databricks actually evolves—and what t

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