March 2026
Your March Training Path
Continue your journey with the Data Intelligence Platform this March. Whether you're mastering governance, deploying production AI, or exploring the latest features, our hands-on workshops will accelerate your expertise.
All workshops are free and virtual with live demos and expert guidance. Plus, explore upcoming regional events and conferences near you.
Quick Navigation
Week 1: March 6, 10-13
Unified Governance with Unity Catalog
Master Unity Catalog, the unified governance solution for all data and AI assets. Learn how it integrates with your existing data catalogs and storage solutions to build a future-proof governance model that scales across your organization.
- • Unified data governance across your lakehouse
- • Centralized metadata and user management
- • Fine-grained data access controls
- • Identity federation and lineage tracking
End-to-End AI on Databricks
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to walk through an end-to-end AI solution on Databricks. This workshop will provide you with a reusable template to jump-start your journey of putting models into production with Databricks.
- • Feature engineering and data preparation
- • Model training with AutoML and custom approaches
- • MLOps workflows and deployment strategies
- • Model monitoring and drift detection
Intro to Databricks
Intro to Databricks is designed for users who are completely new to the platform or have only minimal experience. This workshop will give you an introductory tour of the platform and show you how it can simplify and accelerate your data projects.
- • What is a lakehouse and why use it
- • Delta Lake fundamentals and benefits
- • Platform walkthrough and key features
- • Basic querying and transformations
Lakebase: Serverless Postgres Database
Lakebase is a fully managed, serverless, scalable, and resilient Postgres database that offers low-latency reads and writes, unlocking operational and transactional use cases for Databricks customers.
- • Serverless Postgres database fundamentals
- • Low-latency operational use cases
- • Integration with Databricks lakehouse
- • Transactional workload optimization
Week 2: March 16 to 20
Databricks Apps
This workshop will guide participants through the core concepts of Databricks Apps, hands-on development with familiar frameworks, and best practices for deploying governed, production-ready applications—so your apps can run where your data and AI already live.
- • Core concepts of Databricks Apps
- • Development with familiar frameworks
- • Production deployment best practices
- • Governed application development
Delta in Production Workshop
Master advanced Delta Lake features for production environments. Learn about performance optimization, data versioning, time travel, and best practices for enterprise-scale deployments.
- • Advanced Delta Lake features and optimizations
- • Time travel and data versioning strategies
- • Performance tuning for large datasets
- • Enterprise deployment patterns
End-to-End AI Workshop
Experience a complete AI workflow from data preparation to model deployment. Learn feature engineering, model training, MLOps best practices, and monitoring with hands-on examples using real datasets.
- • Feature engineering and data preparation
- • Model training with AutoML and custom approaches
- • MLOps workflows and deployment strategies
- • Model monitoring and drift detection
Week 3 & 4: March 17 to 28
SQL and Delta Workshop
Master Databricks SQL for analytics workloads. Learn advanced querying techniques, performance optimization, and how to leverage Delta Lake features through SQL for high-performance analytics.
- • Advanced SQL techniques and optimization
- • Delta Lake operations via SQL
- • Serverless warehouses and performance tuning
- • Building analytics dashboards
Embedded Analytics with Databricks AI/BI
Discover how to embed powerful analytics and conversational AI directly into your applications. Learn iframe-based embedding, token security, and API integration for seamless user experiences.
- • Dashboard embedding with security controls
- • AI/BI Genie conversational APIs
- • Custom application integration patterns
- • User permission and access management
Upcoming Regional Events
Join us at upcoming conferences, AI days, and regional events. Network with peers, see product demos, and learn about the latest innovations in data and AI.
March 2026 Highlights
Financial Services Forum
Join managing directors and technology executives in financial services for insights on AI-powered transformation.
Learn MoreNVIDIA GTC
Meet the Databricks team at the world's leading AI conference. Discover the latest in AI acceleration and GPU computing.
Our PresenceCincinnati AI Day
Full-day hands-on AI workshop for practitioners. Learn to build, deploy and scale AI applications.
RegisterSeattle AI Day
Pacific Northwest practitioners join us for AI innovation workshops and networking.
RegisterComing This Spring
We're bringing AI Days to more cities and hosting technical workshops across North America. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
April 2026
- • Chicago AI Day - April 1
- • Montreal AI Day - April 2
- • Boston AI Day - April 9
- • Calgary AI Day - April 15
- • St. Louis AI Day - April 22
March Virtual Events
- • Data Intelligence on Azure - Mar 3
- • Executive Roadmap - Mar 5
- • Databricks SQL Workshop - Mar 11
- • Data Engineering with Lakeflow - Mar 13
- • Data Intelligence on AWS - Mar 17
More events being added regularly. Check back for updates and registration links.
Additional Resources
Self-paced learning
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Databricks Academy
Browse our full catalog of training and certification pathways
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Documentation
Comprehensive guides and API references
Community & support
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Databricks Community
Connect with peers, ask questions and find local meetups
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Solution Accelerators
Pre-packaged solutions to accelerate your path to production
Workshop Calendar
March 2026 Workshop Schedule
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