Databricks is integrating Tecton, a leader in real-time feature engineering, into its platform to deliver fast, reliable, and context-rich data to AI agents, empowering smarter, real-time decisions in crucial applications such as fraud detection, risk scoring, and personalization.
Overcoming the Real-Time Data Bottleneck
Deploying high-performing AI agents depends on instant access to accurate, up-to-date data. However, many enterprises face significant challenges integrating data from diverse sources like lakes, warehouses, APIs, and streaming platforms. These integration hurdles often slow innovation and introduce errors, making it difficult to keep AI agents context-aware—especially at scale.
How Tecton Transforms Feature Engineering
Tecton addresses these concerns with a robust, enterprise-ready feature platform. Founded by the minds behind Uber’s AI infrastructure, Tecton enables organizations to define, generate, and serve high-quality features for AI models across both historical and live data streams. By automating and centralizing feature creation, Tecton not only streamlines complexity but also ensures data quality throughout the AI lifecycle.
- Lightning fast: Delivers data with sub-10 ms latency and sub-100 ms freshness, backed by 99.99% uptime, so AI agents always operate with the latest information.
- Trusted: Guarantees point-in-time correctness, providing consistent data for training, testing, and production environments.
- Simple: Manages the entire data lifecycle from definition and experimentation to deployment—reducing operational overhead for teams.
- Cost-efficient: Offers scalable, low-latency data services designed for enterprise budgets.
Tecton’s approach has made it the trusted feature backbone for mission-critical AI applications at Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups alike.
What the Databricks-Tecton Union Means for Enterprises
Databricks and Tecton share a longstanding commitment to empowering organizations with seamless data and AI capabilities. Their latest integration will offer a unified, automated journey—from raw data ingestion to production-ready AI deployment; right within the Databricks platform. Embedding Tecton’s real-time data strengths into Databricks streamlines workflows, tightens the feedback loop, and accelerates innovation.
The collaboration with Agent Bricks, Databricks’ toolkit for AI agents, is especially noteworthy. Together, they will enable faster, more confident development and scaling of both traditional machine learning models and new-generation AI agents, all within a secure and proven ecosystem.
Ushering in a New Era of AI Personalization
As AI agents become more central to business operations, access to real-time, reliable data is critical to unlocking their full potential. The partnership between Databricks and Tecton sets a new benchmark for operationalizing AI—making it easier, faster, and more cost-effective to deliver highly personalized, intelligent experiences at scale. With this alliance, the future of AI agents is brighter than ever.
How Databricks and Tecton Are Revolutionizing Real-Time Data for AI Agents