Generative AI
2024-12-05 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | Suite 108, 1225 Discovery Pkwy, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States
Online Webinar

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Virtual Event

Overview
Nikhil Gupta: Databricks Solutions Architect is our Featured Speaker. In his session, we will dive deep into the Generative AI capabilities offered by the Databricks Mosaic AI Platform. The session will focus on empowering practitioners to design and develop robust Gen AI applications by leveraging a range of powerful tools and techniques, including Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Fine-tuning techniques and Pre-Training.

Prompt Engineering
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Fine Tuning Techniques
Pre-Training

Tyler Faulkner: Xorbix Technologies Certified Databricks Professional is our Keynote Speaker. He will give a presentation on the capabilities and applications of Generative AI within Databricks. The session will cover the range of pre-built models available, steps for deploying them, and an explanation of token-based billing for cost management. It will also explore techniques for fine-tuning models, using vector stores to implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and discuss the differences between proprietary models like OpenAI’s and open-source alternatives such as LLAMA. Additionally, the presentation will highlight real-life and industry use cases of GenAI applications, offering a practical perspective on leveraging these technologies effectively.

Prebuilt models, deployment, token-based billing:
RAG
Proprietary Models – OpenAI
Open-Source – LLAMA
Real Life and Industry Use Cases

This meetup is designed for data professionals, analysts, and anyone interested in learning more about Databricks and its GenAI. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and network with fellow data enthusiasts!
This User Group is sponsored by Xorbix Technologies and Databricks.

AI Agents in Databricks
2025-04-22 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | MSOE Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall Building, 1025 N Milwaukee Street, Room DH445, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
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🔗 [AI Agents in Databricks]

Accelerating ML Workflows with Databricks
2025-05-20 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | MSOE Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall Building, 1025 N Milwaukee Street, Room DH445, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
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🔗 [Accelerating ML Workflows with Databricks]

Summerfest Tech 2025
2025-06-24 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Summerfest Tech 2025

Xorbix Technologies Inc is collaborating with Databricks for a Tech Ed Course – AI in Supply Chain Hands-on Workshop

Summerfest Tech Website registration: https://store.summerfest.com/2025-summerfest-tech-ed-courses
Led by Uttaran Banerjee, Sr. Solutions Architect at Databricks and Gaurav Sharma, Solutions Architect at Databricks
The delivery of goods across a global distribution network is highly costly and logistically complex. Manufacturers can use data and AI to address these operational challenges to maintain competitiveness and profitability in the marketplace. With the Databricks Lakehouse for Manufacturing, organizations can:

Use linear programming (LP) to optimize product distribution at scale
Train models to predict supply and demand of products
Leverage Apache SparkTM to easily speed up model training on Pandas DataFrames

Workshops Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, 9AM – 11AM and 2PM – 4PM
Meet our team to discuss the future of AI!

Wisconsin Databricks User Group
2025-07-24 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Wantable Cafe, 123 East Walker Street, Milwaukee, 53204, United States
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🔗 [Wisconsin Databricks User Group]

Wisconsin Databricks User Group: Serverless for Notebooks, Jobs, and DLT
2025-08-19 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
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🔗 [Wisconsin Databricks User Group: Serverless for Notebooks, Jobs, and DLT]

Wisconsin Databricks User Group: LakeBase: Operational OLTP Database
2025-09-16 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Wantable Cafe, 123 East Walker Street, Milwaukee, 53204, United States
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🔗 [Wisconsin Databricks User Group: LakeBase: Operational OLTP Database]

Wisconsin Databricks User Group: Win Governance and Sharing with Unity Catalog and Mosaic AI
2025-10-21 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | MSOE Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall Building, 1025 N Milwaukee Street, Room DH445, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
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Building Intelligent Supply Chain with Databricks
2025-11-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)

Wisconsin Databricks User Group: Data Warehousing
2025-11-18 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | MSOE Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall Building, 1025 N Milwaukee Street, Room DH445, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States

Building Intelligent Analytics & Supply Chains with Databricks
2025-12-16 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Virtual Option
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Virtual Event

Date/Time: December 16th | 5:30-7PM CST
Location: MSOE 1025 N Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (Virtual option also available)
Room Number: 445
Speakers: Sam McCune (Databricks Data Engineer Professional) and Ben Schmirler (Databricks Data Engineer Professional)
Agenda:

5:30-6: Networking with User Group and Professionals
6-6:30: Sam McCune: “Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: AI/BI Dashboards with Databricks Serverless Compute”
6:30-7: Ben Schmirler: “Build an Intelligent Supply Chain in Databricks”

Description:

Join us for our next Wisconsin Databricks User Group meetup, where we bring together data professionals, engineers, and innovators from across the state to learn, share, and connect. This session features Databricks experts Sam McCune and Ben Schmirler, both Databricks Data Engineer Professionals, showcasing real-world solutions built on the Lakehouse platform. Sam will walk through how Serverless Compute, Delta Lake, and native AI capabilities power modern BI without the complexity of traditional tools, while Ben will demonstrate how Databricks enables intelligent, AI-driven supply chain transformation. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with fellow data practitioners, exchange ideas, and connect directly with Databricks specialists. Whether you’re new to Databricks or deep in the ecosystem, this is a great chance to level up your knowledge and meet the community. Whether you prefer to join us in person or attend virtually through our live webinar, we’ve made it easy to participate from wherever you are.

Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: AI/BI Dashboards with Databricks Serverless Compute:

This presentation demonstrates how Databricks transforms traditional BI by unifying data, analytics, and AI into a single Lakehouse platform. Through an insurance claims dashboard, we show how serverless SQL, Delta Lake, and native AI capabilities deliver faster performance, lower cost, and smarter insights than tools like Power BI or Tableau. You’ll see real-time dashboards, predictive fraud scoring, anomaly detection, and natural language querying, all running on the same governed dataset without extracts, duplication, or external ML services.

Build an Intelligent Supply Chain in Databricks:

Discover how Databricks enables a unified, intelligent supply chain powered by real-time analytics, predictive insights, and AI-driven decision-making. Learn how leading organizations are reducing forecasting errors by up to 50% and lost sales by 65% through data unification and automation.
