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.
Designing Scalable Intelligent Document Processing Platforms – WI Databricks User Group

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.
Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026 Recap – WI Databricks User Group

Lakehouse Accelerator – Wisconsin Databricks User Group

Data Engineering Panel – Wisconsin Databricks User Group
Why Your Competitor’s Edge Isn’t a Chatbot

In 2026, every boardroom is having the same conversation right now. Someone’s asking whether the company has a “GenAI strategy,” someone else is demoing a chatbot, and a budget is getting reallocated to build it. I get it, and honestly, they should be using Gen AI, but it’s only part of the story.
Data Scientist Panel – WI Databricks User Group
Wisconsin Databricks User Groups: Lakebase Operational OLTP Database
