The next generation of Databricks Genie

Summary

The next generation of Databricks Genie expands the assistant beyond individual Genie Spaces, combining structured and unstructured enterprise data in a unified chat experience. It reuses logic from certified Genie Spaces, governed dashboards, and Databricks Apps, with metadata-based routing that prioritizes higher-trust sources, while new reasoning models and agent architecture handle questions spanning multiple domains. Built-in connectors for Google Drive and SharePoint, plus MCP support, let Genie access knowledge stores and take actions; Unity Catalog AI Gateway manages these connections. The experience replaces Databricks One as an account-level global home, adding domains, custom URLs, unified login, automated identity management, and governance through Unity Catalog. Native iOS and Android apps extend access to dashboards, apps, and chat beyond desktop environments.

Context

Accurate and consistent natural-language analytics remains difficult, while business users face fragmented access to data, dashboards, apps, and enterprise knowledge. Important business context also resides in unstructured systems, and desktop-only access excludes employees working away from laptops.

Approach / What changed

Genie unifies trusted assets and business logic in a global, account-level chat experience. It adds reasoning models, agent architecture, connectors for Google Drive and SharePoint, MCP support, Unity Catalog AI Gateway governance, identity and navigation features, and native iOS and Android apps.

Takeaways

• Metadata-based routing lets Genie prioritize higher-trust sources, including certified Genie Spaces, governed dashboards, and Databricks Apps, while reusing their existing business logic.
• Built-in Google Drive and SharePoint connectors and MCP support allow Genie to access enterprise knowledge stores and connect insights to actions through Unity Catalog AI Gateway.
• The new experience replaces Databricks One and provides account-level access, domains, custom URLs, unified login, automated identity management, and mobile access to governed dashboards, apps, and chat.

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