Databricks Honors Top Partners for AI Push

Databricks honored over 60 partners for achievements in AI transformation, lakehouse modernization, and enterprise AI solutions in 2026.

Daniel Singer

Editor, StartupHub.ai

Jun 16 at 1:01 AMUpdated Aug 22, 20262 min read

Databricks honors partners for their contributions to data and AI innovation.

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AI Transformation FocusDriver

From the article 3 mentionsThis year's accolades underscore a strong industry pivot towards AI transformation, lakehouse modernization, and the implementation of agentic AI at enterprise scale.

Enterprise AI SolutionsContext

implementation of agentic AI at enterprise scale

From the article 2 mentionsThe Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network, comprising over 8,000 partners worldwide, plays a critical role in delivering data and AI solutions.

Consulting & SI AwardsCore

Accenture/Avanade Global Partner of the Year

From the article 6 mentionsDatabricks has unveiled its 2026 Global Partner Awards, celebrating over 60 Consulting and System Integrator (CSI) and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners.

ISV Partner AwardsCore

recognizing achievements in product innovation and delivery

From the article 5 mentionsDatabricks has unveiled its 2026 Global Partner Awards, celebrating over 60 Consulting and System Integrator (CSI) and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners.

Brickbuilder NetworkCore

From the articleThe Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network, comprising over 8,000 partners worldwide, plays a critical role in delivering data and AI solutions.

Data + AI SummitContext

awards announced at the annual partner conference

From the article 5 mentionsThe awards, announced at the Data + AI Summit, highlight significant achievements across global, regional, industry, product, and champion categories.

Databricks Honors PartnersOutcome

over 60 partners recognized for achievements in AI

From the article 3 mentionsDatabricks has unveiled its 2026 Global Partner Awards, celebrating over 60 Consulting and System Integrator (CSI) and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners.

2026 Global AwardsOutcome

celebrating achievements across global and regional categories

From the article 3 mentionsDatabricks has unveiled its 2026 Global Partner Awards, celebrating over 60 Consulting and System Integrator (CSI) and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners.

Databricks has unveiled its 2026 Global Partner Awards, celebrating over 60 Consulting and System Integrator (CSI) and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners. The awards, announced at the Data + AI Summit, highlight significant achievements across global, regional, industry, product, and champion categories.

This year's accolades underscore a strong industry pivot towards AI transformation, lakehouse modernization, and the implementation of agentic AI at enterprise scale. The Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network, comprising over 8,000 partners worldwide, plays a critical role in delivering data and AI solutions.

Consulting and System Integrator Awards

Accenture/Avanade secured the Global Partner of the Year award for the eighth consecutive year, recognized for sustained global scale and deep investment in AI-led reinvention. Deloitte took North America Partner of the Year for accelerating cloud migration and AI adoption. Capgemini earned EMEA Partner of the Year for executing a massive Unity Catalog migration, while Celebal Technologies won APJ Partner of the Year for its migration accelerators and GenAI copilots.

EY was named Customer Impact Partner of the Year, with Wipro recognized for Innovation. Celebal Technologies also received the Migration and Modernization Partner of the Year award. Infosys was honored as Visionary Partner of the Year for its forward-looking approach to data architecture and governance.

ISV Partner Awards

In the ISV category, Anthropic was named AI Transformations Partner of the Year. NVIDIA secured AI Tools Partner of the Year, and OpenAI took the AI Agents Partner of the Year award. Salesforce was recognized as Business App Partner of the Year.

Key themes included advancements in data governance, data warehousing, and the integration of AI across various business functions. The Databricks AI transformation partners are instrumental in driving these cross-industry initiatives.

These awards celebrate the collaborative efforts that translate data into actionable intelligence.

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Daniel Singer

Editor, StartupHub.ai

Daniel Singer is the editor of StartupHub.ai, a technology expert and thought leader on AI and its applications across sectors, from fintech and healthcare to developer tooling and consumer software. He writes and tests the tools covered here thoroughly and regularly, and built StartupHub.ai to give founders, operators and buyers a clearer read on what they are actually being sold.