Speed Meets Simplicity: Accelerate Data Access & Collaboration on Databricks
In data strategy, speed often comes at the cost of control and complexity. Organisations are stuck in a tug-of-war between the need to move fast and the necessity to maintain governance, quality and consistency, but what if you didn’t have to choose?
At Cloudaeon, we have proven there is a better option in the work we have delivered for enterprise clients wrestling with the exact same problem. In our latest webinar - Speed Meets Simplicity, we unpacked the issue and possible solutions, hosted by Cloudaeon in collaboration with Prophecy and Databricks.
Together, we brought a blend of strategic insight, product knowledge, and hands-on technical experience.
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A data professional since 2008, an Alumni of MongoDB and Cloudera. Dan is part of the Cloudaeon Leadership Team and host of the Data Leaders Executive Lounge.
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In today’s world led by AI, success hinges on high-quality and well-governed data. Gartner puts it right, organisations that get this right are 3x more likely to succeed with AI. However, how do you strike the balance between the freedom to move fast and maintaining control through governance?
The answer? A unified approach with self-service and governance, powered by Prophecy on Databricks.
Tackling Code Chaos. Why Pipelines Get Stuck
Matt Turner from Prophecy explained the fundamental reasons why data pipeline delivery slows down, even when the data teams are well resourced. Many organisations think code is the problem alone. However, it’s inconsistency and complexity.
“We’re not just dealing with too much code. We’re dealing with different versions of logic, duplicated across teams and syntax errors that creep in despite the right intentions.” Matt explained.
Many organisations are struggling with, slow delivery and lengthy pipeline development. The analysts and data engineers are blocked and collaboration is difficult to acvhieve.
Rohit Amalnerkar described how low-code platforms like Prophecy flip this dynamic. He said,
“We’ve worked with teams where 70–80% of their pipelines were held up by a lack of alignment on logic. When you centralise and reuse components, that friction disappears.”
Taming the Code Challenge
Matt Turner addressed the root cause of inefficiencies in most data teams, inconsistent logic and an over reliance on custom code. He pointed out that,
“Too many teams are stuck rewriting the same logic again and again, sometimes just because they can’t find what already exists,”.
With Prophecy’s reusable subgraphs and Git native workflows, teams can build once and reuse endlessly, without compromising flexibility.
“The best part is, it’s not only about speed. It’s about building things right the first time and letting everyone build on top of it,” Rohit explained.
Simplicity that Scales, with Governance built-In
Prophecy’s native integration with Databricks Unity Catalog and Git provides versioned governance and full lineage tracking with AI-powered debugging and real-time observability
With features like ‘click to debug’, visual indicators and automated anomaly detection, teams no longer have to dig through logs to troubleshoot issues.
Live Demo
Rohit walked the audience through a live demo of the process showcasing the power of combining a drag and drop UI with Spark native performance, enabling even non-technical users to contribute to production ready pipelines.
Real world results The webinar explained how Amgen with Prophecy and Databricks achieved
The webinar ended with a great Q&A session with deep questions from the attendees were swiftly answered by the panel.
Ready to Accelerate Your Data Journey?
Whether you're modernising legacy ETL or launching a brand new data platform, this webinar made one thing clear - speed and simplicity can coexist. With the right tools and the right approach, teams can move fast, without losing control.
“It’s not just about building pipelines faster. “It’s about empowering more people to build them well.” Dan concluded.
What’s Next?
Here’s how you can continue your journey
•Watch our tutorial series.
•Benchmark your current ETL setup.
•Co-build your next pipeline with Cloudaeon and Prophecy experts.
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