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Chennai Databricks User Group

Revitalizing the Chennai Databricks User Group

Summary: Natarajan Ganapathi initiated a discussion to revitalize the Chennai Databricks User Group by hosting a meetup at their office in SIPCOT-Siruseri. They sought ideas on what topics to cover and ways to engage the community. Harun Raseed Basheer mentioned upcoming virtual events and issues with recent updates. Jaisurya G expressed interest in attending in-person events and suggested topics like Databricks fundamentals and AI capabilities. Nithiya Sree Chokkalingam inquired about communication channels like WhatsApp for event notifications. The aim is to create a vibrant and active community experience.
AI Summary

Hi All,

As we plan to host a Databricks user group meetup event at our office in SIPCOT-Siruseri in September/October, we want to explore ways to revitalize our Chennai User Group community. We’ve noticed there hasn’t been much activity recently, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on how we can change that.

Discussion Points:

  • What topics and activities would you like to see at our upcoming meetups?

  • How can we foster a more active and engaging community year-round?

  • Are there any challenges or barriers you’ve experienced in participating with the user group?

  • What value do you hope to gain from being part of this community, and how can we help deliver that?

  • What support and collaboration we can expect from Databricks for the community events?

Your input is invaluable in shaping a vibrant and meaningful community experience. Let’s make some noise together!

6 comments
Harun Raseed Basheer
1 month, 1 week ago

Hi Natarajan,

Thanks for starting this discussion! The Databricks Chennai community is hosting several online user group events, and we are currently planning another virtual session for September.

Due to some recent community revamping, you might have missed the latest updates, but you should receive the September event notification shortly.

Regards,

Harun

Databricks Chennai Community Lead

Natarajan Ganapathi
1 month, 1 week ago

Hi Harun, Since the events page did not mention about any such, thought of posting a message here.

Jaisurya G
1 month ago

Hello, Interested in attending an in-person Databricks event after a long time.

In My POV as a newbie, Some topics that would be valuable:

  • Databricks Fundamentals and best practices

  • Lakehouse Architecture and real-world implementation stories

  • Databricks AI/GenAI capabilities, including Genie and AI/BI features

  • Building end-to-end AI workflows on Databricks

  • Unity Catalog, Data Governance, and Security

  • Delta Lake performance optimization techniques and more ig

Natarajan Ganapathi
3 weeks, 5 days ago

There is one coming up in few weeks. You should see the information in the coming week.

Nithiya Sree Chokkalingam
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hi Team, Good to know about the September event planned. Do we have any Community WhatsApp Groups or any other channels we receive the communication, so we don't miss out on the event notifications.
Thanks!

Natarajan Ganapathi
3 weeks, 4 days ago

I assume Rasheed is running a WhatsApp group. He can confirm

Natarajan Ganapathi
1 month, 1 week ago