Databricks has announced its plan to acquire Neon, enhancing its data intelligence capabilities with Neon's serverless Postgres platform. Targeted at AI-native workloads, Neon allows rapid database provisioning—under 500 milliseconds— and cost-effective usage-based pricing. CEO Ali Ghodsi hailed this as a move toward AI-driven applications, as 80% of Neon's databases are generated by AI. This acquisition is expected to streamline AI development, integrating with Databricks' platform to boost speed and scalability.
Databricks has announced its plan to acquire Neon, enhancing its data intelligence capabilities with Neon's serverless Postgres platform. Targeted at AI-native workloads, Neon allows rapid database provisioning—under 500 milliseconds— and cost-effective usage-based pricing. CEO Ali Ghodsi hailed this as a move toward AI-driven applications, as 80% of Neon's databases are generated by AI. This acquisition is expected to streamline AI development, integrating with Databricks' platform to boost speed and scalability.