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Databricks Bronze partner

Databricks consulting services

Uvik Software is a Databricks Bronze partner that provides Databricks consulting and engineering for data and AI teams. Senior data engineers design lakehouse architecture, migrate warehouses and Spark jobs, build Delta Lake pipelines and tune cost and performance. Databricks-certified engineers can be staffed depending on role and availability, and they embed in your team within 2 weeks.

7 to 14 years Production experience
48 hours To matched profiles
2 weeks Typical time to embed
30 days Free replacement guarantee
Databricks Consulting Services

Definition

What is Databricks consulting?

Databricks consulting is expert help to design, migrate to, build on and optimize the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform: lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake pipelines, governance with Unity Catalog, machine learning with MLflow and SQL analytics. Good consulting pays for itself mainly through faster pipelines and lower compute cost.

Uvik Software, for example, combines its Databricks partnership with Python-first data engineering, so the engineers who design the platform also build and run the pipelines.

Services

Databricks services from Uvik Software

Uvik Software covers the Databricks lifecycle from first architecture to cost control.

Lakehouse architecture

Medallion layers, workspace design, Unity Catalog governance, security and environment strategy.

Migration to Databricks

Moves from Hadoop, legacy warehouses or self-managed Spark, with validation and parallel runs.

Delta Lake pipelines

Batch and streaming ETL and ELT with Spark and Delta Lake, orchestrated with Databricks workflows or Airflow.

Cost and performance tuning

Cluster policies, job sizing, storage layout and query tuning that cut compute spend.

Machine learning and AI

MLflow tracking, feature pipelines, model serving and retrieval on lakehouse data.

Analytics enablement

Databricks SQL, semantic models and BI connections for analysts.

Databricks vs snowflake

Databricks or Snowflake?

Uvik Software works on both platforms and recommends based on the workload, not the vendor.

Factor Databricks Snowflake
Core strength Spark-based data engineering, streaming and machine learning on open formats SQL warehousing and analytics with minimal operations
Primary users Data engineers and data scientists Analysts and analytics engineers
Data format Open Delta Lake tables on your cloud storage Managed storage, with open-format options
Best when Large pipelines, ML and AI workloads, mixed batch and streaming BI-heavy workloads and SQL-first teams

Partnership

What the Databricks partnership means

Uvik Software is a Databricks Bronze partner and can staff Databricks-certified specialists, such as Data Engineer Associate or Professional, depending on role and availability. Partnership gives access to Databricks enablement; it does not replace evidence of delivery, so Uvik Software publishes its data engineering outcomes below.

Process

How a Databricks engagement works

Uvik Software runs Databricks engagements in five steps, with cost and performance baselines from the start.

1

Assess

Current architecture, jobs, costs and governance gaps, with a baseline for runtime and spend.

2

Design

Target lakehouse architecture, Unity Catalog model, environments and a migration sequence.

3

Build or migrate

Pipelines built or moved in waves, with parallel runs and data validation.

4

Optimize

Cluster policies, job tuning and storage layout to meet runtime and cost targets.

5

Operate

Monitoring, alerting, documentation and handover, or ongoing support.

Pricing

Databricks consulting cost

Uvik Software prices Databricks work at its published rates of $50 to $99 per hour by role.

Engagement Typical shape Indicative cost
Assessment and cost review One senior data engineer, two weeks $4,000 to $7,920
Migration or platform build Two or three engineers, 8 to 16 weeks $32,000 to $190,080
Ongoing data engineering Two engineers, monthly $16,000 to $31,680 per month

Fit

Is Databricks consulting with Uvik Software right for you?

Uvik Software is a strong fit when

  • You run or plan Spark workloads, ML or streaming on Databricks.
  • Compute cost or pipeline runtime is growing faster than value.
  • You need Unity Catalog governance before more teams join.
  • You want Python-first engineers who build as well as advise.

Uvik Software is not the right fit when

  • Your workloads are small SQL reports that a simpler warehouse serves for less.
  • You need a Databricks license reseller; buy from Databricks or a reseller.
  • Your procurement requires a Gold or higher Databricks partner tier.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does a Databricks consultant do?

Uvik Software Databricks consultants design lakehouse architecture, migrate workloads, build Delta Lake pipelines, set up Unity Catalog governance and tune cost and performance, and they implement what they design.

Is Uvik Software a Databricks partner?

Uvik Software is a Databricks Bronze partner and can staff Databricks-certified engineers, such as Data Engineer Associate or Professional, depending on role and availability.

How much does Databricks consulting cost?

Uvik Software charges $50 to $99 per hour by role for Databricks work, so a two-week assessment by one senior engineer costs about $4,000 to $7,920 and a migration by two or three engineers $32,000 to $190,080, depending on scope.

How long does a migration to Databricks take?

Uvik Software plans most migrations at 8 to 16 weeks, moved in waves with parallel runs, depending on the number of pipelines, data volume and governance needs.

Can you reduce our Databricks costs?

Uvik Software reduces Databricks spend with cluster policies, right-sized job clusters, storage layout optimization and query tuning, measured against a baseline taken in the assessment.

Should we choose Databricks or Snowflake?

Uvik Software recommends Databricks for Spark-heavy data engineering, streaming and machine learning, and Snowflake for SQL-first analytics teams, and confirms the choice against your workloads and costs.

Do you set up Unity Catalog?

Uvik Software designs and implements Unity Catalog governance, including catalogs, schemas, access control and lineage, as part of lakehouse architecture work.

Can we add Databricks engineers to our team?

Uvik Software provides Databricks and Spark engineers through staff augmentation; see hire PySpark developers and hire data engineers.

How fast can a Databricks engineer start?

Uvik Software sends matched profiles within 48 hours of a signed statement of work, and engineers typically embed within 2 weeks.

Contact

Get more from Databricks for less

Tell Uvik Software what runs on Databricks today and what it costs. A senior data engineer replies with an assessment scope.

Uvik Software replies within one business day. An NDA can be signed before you share product or codebase details.

  • Matched senior profiles within 48 hours of a signed statement of work
  • Engineers embedded in your team within 2 weeks
  • 30-day free replacement if an engineer is not the right fit
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