Slalom Marks 10 Years with Databricks By Expanding Capabilities to Accelerate Enterprise AI Outcomes for Customers

SEATTLE - April 15, 2026 – Slalom, the global business and technology consulting company, today announced an expansion of its long-standing partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI Company, introducing new capabilities designed to help customers accelerate data modernization and AI adoption at scale. This announcement also marks the companies’ 10th year of partnership, underscoring a decade of collaboration helping organizations modernize data foundations and unlock value from advanced analytics and AI. 

As organizations face growing pressure to modernize legacy data platforms and operationalize AI, Slalom’s expanded Databricks capabilities enable clients to reduce time to insight and accelerate the path from data modernization to production AI. With a dedicated global team focused exclusively on Databricks, customers benefit from deeper technical expertise, faster delivery, and direct alignment with Databricks product and partnership leaders. This model creates a connected network of specialists that enables clients to move from strategy to execution with greater speed and confidence. 

“Our partnership with Databricks is rooted in a shared belief that intelligence transforms work when paired with deep business context and well implemented, frontier technology,” said Joe Berg, Data and AI Lead at Slalom. “Together, we help organizations unlock the full value of their data and AI investments, delivering outcomes faster and at enterprise scale.” 

Slalom has also expanded its portfolio of Databricks-based accelerators to help organizations deliver outcomes faster. New solutions such as Clinical Data 360, Insurance 360, and Lakespeak enable clients to rapidly modernize data platforms, unlock insights, and operationalize AI. These accelerators are already delivering measurable impact. For example, working with a Fortune 500 Financial Services firm), Slalom leveraged its Unity Catalog Migration Accelerator to automate large-scale data migration, helping reduce data processing times from two hours to 18 minutes, resulting in more than 40 percent cost savings. 

As part of this momentum, Slalom achieved multiple Databricks Industry Specializations in February 2026, reinforcing its position as one of the most mature and skilled partners in the ecosystem. Slalom is now ranked among the top 10 partners globally across Databricks’ 6,000+ partner network, a distinction that signals proven delivery excellence and deep technical capability. 

These advancements are supported by continued growth in Slalom’s Databricks Business Unit and global Center of Excellence, including expanded headcount, increased specialization, and ongoing investment in industry and horizontal solutions. 

Slalom’s Databricks momentum includes: 

• Top 10 global Databricks partner across a 6,000+ partner ecosystem 
• Industry Specializations across Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Retail and Consumer Goods, Manufacturing and Energy, and Public Sector 
• Six new Databricks-based offerings and Brickbuilder solutions launched, with additional accelerators planned in 2026 
• More than 900 consultants earning Databricks sales badges 
• Databricks Lakebase launch partner 

“We are so grateful for our partnership with Slalom,” said Sabina Shaikh, Vice President of Global System Integrators at Databricks. “Our shared commitment to help companies build bigger and innovative data solutions utilizing Databricks Lakebase, while democratizing data within their four walls, is the cornerstone of our partnership. We look forward to the next ten years.” 

By combining Databricks’ Lakehouse and AI platform with Slalom’s deep industry expertise and end-to-end delivery capabilities, from strategy through implementation, customers can move beyond experimentation to achieve durable, enterprise-wide impact from their data and AI investments.  

Learn more about our partnership with Databricks.