Join fellow data enthusiasts, engineers, and professionals for our next Databricks User Group meetup!

This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow data and AI leaders and:

• Learn what colleagues from around the city are doing with Databricks

• Explore new and upcoming features in the roadmap

• Network and collaborate with local peers over snacks and good conversation

Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of the curve or just catch up on what you missed, this is the place to be.

We hope to see you there!

Details:

• Date: Wednesday September 23rd, 1:30pm

• Location: The Alt Hotel - 185 Slater Street Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1P 0C8, CA

• Speakers:

  • Devan Ferguson, Technical Adviser, Government of Canada

  • Jim Provost, Solution Architect, Databricks

  • Ifechi Ezike, Solution Architect, Databricks

Topics:

1. Fireside Chat: Demystifying the Authority to Operate (ATO) Process

   Join us for a candid, informal fireside chat with security leaders from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as we break down the Authority to Operate (ATO) process. Say goodbye to rigid jargon and approval bottlenecks—we’re pulling back the curtain to show how project teams and security reviewers can build a true partnership. Learn practical strategies to streamline risk assessments, avoid common review traps, and fast-track your technology rollouts without compromising operational integrity.

2. Enterprise AI Governance: Databricks Unity Gateway

   Take total control of your enterprise AI lifecycle with Databricks Unity Gateway. Built directly on Unity Catalog, Unity Gateway extends robust governance beyond static datasets to live runtime interactions across foundation models, external LLMs, and autonomous AI agents. Gain a unified control plane to enforce real-time guardrails, manage API traffic, and keep AI spending predictable without slowing down innovation.