Databricks Review: The AMPLab Spinout That Became the Enterprise AI Platform

Apache Spark's creators built a $134B data platform used by 10,000+ enterprises. MLflow, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog — Databricks invented much of the open infrastructure that modern AI runs on. $5.4B ARR, 65%+ YoY growth, cash-flow positive, and eyeing a potentially record-breaking IPO. Here is what they built and whether it's worth it.