Databricks Genie

Let your business talk to its data.

Genie answers questions in plain language from your governed lakehouse. We make sure the answers are right, safe and trusted.

What we do with Genie

Databricks Genie lets business users ask questions of their data in plain language. NeuralShore sets up curated Genie spaces, rolls out Genie One to business users, enables Genie Code for engineers, and governs answers with Unity Catalog metrics so Genie, dashboards and agents agree.

What we set up

Genie spaces

Curated spaces with clean tables, trusted SQL and clear instructions for each team.

Genie One rollout

Assistant access for business users, including in Microsoft Teams, with permissions from Unity Catalog.

Genie Code

AI-assisted pipeline and ML development for your engineers, with review and testing built in.

Governed answers

Unity Catalog Metrics and business definitions so Genie, dashboards and agents agree.

Which branches missed their deposit target last month?
Four of 38 branches missed target. The biggest gap was in the northern region, 12% below plan.Genie · gold.branch_deposits · governed metric: deposit_vs_target
Show me the trend for those four.
Here is the six-month trend, with the target line and last year for comparison.
Example conversation for illustration

How we roll out Genie

  1. Pick one domain

    Start with a team that has clear questions and clean data, such as finance or sales.

  2. Curate the space

    Select gold tables, write instructions and add trusted example SQL.

  3. Govern the metrics

    Define KPIs once in Unity Catalog so every answer uses the same logic.

  4. Test, launch, expand

    Test with real questions, launch to users, then add the next domain.

Genie insights

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Databricks Genie?

Genie is Databricks’ natural language interface. Business users ask questions in plain language and Genie answers from governed lakehouse data, using the permissions and metric definitions in Unity Catalog.

How do you make Genie answers accurate?

We curate each Genie space with clean gold tables, trusted example SQL, clear instructions and governed metrics, then test it with real business questions before rollout.