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A Practical Guide to Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

Every business has important information trapped in documents. It may arrive as an email attachment, invoice, claim form, contract, application, or scanned report. In many organizations, an employee still opens each item, finds the needed details, and types them into another system. Intelligent document processing, or IDP, is designed for that variability.

How Easy Is It to Build a Data App with VDAB?

Building a data application is rarely as simple as it first appears. Before long, that “simple app” starts looking like a custom development project. You need a user interface, a connection to the data, a way to display records, a form to add data, backend logic, deployment, and testing. That is exactly the type of […]

How PR Reviews Shaped My Understanding of AI

I spent the first 8 years of my career in domains full of sensitive PII, PHI, and HIPAA regulations. In 2026 I was brought into a Xorbix team that had been deliberate in its AI adoption for years before my arrival.  As I’ve worked to catch up with the rest of the team, some of the clearest lessons have come from our Pull Request (PR) review process.

Introducing VDAB, the Visual Data App Builder

For years, data teams have been asked to do more than just manage data. They build pipelines, clean data, create dashboards, support AI initiatives, answer business questions, and now they are also asked to build applications. That creates a real challenge. That is why we are introducing VDAB, the Visual Data App Builder.

DELETE Doesn’t Delete Data: Understanding DELETE, VACUUM, and Time Travel in Delta Lake

I spent the first 8 years of my career in domains full of sensitive PII, PHI, and HIPAA regulations. In 2026 I was brought into a Xorbix team that had been deliberate in its AI adoption for years before my arrival.  As I’ve worked to catch up with the rest of the team, some of the clearest lessons have come from our Pull Request (PR) review process.

Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026 – Recap & Update

It’s been a couple of weeks since the announcements at DAIS 2026, and I wanted to give a recap of the most exciting new Databricks features, and give an update on what has changed since the Summit wrapped.