Collibra named Databricks' 2026 Data Governance Partner of the Year

Your AI is only as trustworthy as the data and context behind it. Today, we're honored to share a milestone that speaks directly to that truth: Collibra has been named Databricks' Data Governance Partner of the Year in the 2026 ISV Partner Awards, recognized at the Databricks Data + AI Summit.

For enterprises building their future on data and AI, this award is more than industry recognition. It's a signal that the governance foundation under your most important AI initiatives is in the right hands.

What this means for your AI initiatives

Enterprises have moved past asking whether to deploy with AI. The real question is how to put it into production with the context and control needed to keep it trustworthy as AI starts taking real action. When agents approve transactions, generate reports, or trigger workflows, the business context behind those decisions becomes mission-critical. An agent acting on stale definitions, uncertified data, or incomplete lineage is an agent operating outside your controls.

Getting AI into production safely isn't a data problem or an AI problem in isolation. It's a governance problem. And it's exactly what Collibra and Databricks solve together.

"As the race to productionize AI accelerates, customers consistently ask us how they can better manage their data in order to build AI apps and agents that make a real impact on their business," said Stephen Orban, SVP, Product Ecosystem & Partnerships at Databricks. "As a key Databricks partner, Collibra helps our joint customers do exactly that. We're proud to recognize them as our 2026 Databricks Data Governance Partner of the Year."

Better together: Collibra + Databricks

Databricks gives your teams a powerful platform to build and scale data and AI on the Data Intelligence Platform, with Unity Catalog governing data and AI assets across the Lakehouse. Collibra extends that foundation with enterprise context, spanning Databricks and every other source : the business definitions, data ownership, quality certifications, and regulatory classifications that travel consistently across your entire data estate, not just one environment.

Brought together, the two platforms deliver real, measurable value to your organization:

• Bridge business and technical teams. Everyone, and every AI system, works from the same trusted understanding of what your data means, who owns it, and how it can be used.
• Move from data to production AI faster. A governed, traceable path from raw data to deployed models and agents, grounded in verified business context.
• Scale AI without losing control. Governance, compliance, and trust that keep pace with innovation instead of slowing it down.

This recognition also arrives as Collibra and Databricks deepen the partnership with expanded integration across the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, bringing Collibra's governance and trusted context even closer to where your teams build.

"Being recognized as Data Governance Partner of the Year underscores our commitment to helping Databricks customers move from AI experimentation to production-grade reality," said Chandra Papudesu, VP, Product Management at Collibra. "This partnership ensures that the governed business context, automated traceability, and trust signals our customers rely on are available exactly where they build – inside the Data Intelligence Platform."

The road to Data Confidence™ continues

This is the second time Databricks has named Collibra its Data Governance Partner of the Year – recognition that reflects consistent investment in the capabilities enterprise data teams depend on, and consistent delivery against them. We're honored to be Databricks' Data Governance Partner of the Year, and committed to helping our joint customers turn AI ambition into trusted, measurable business value.

Attending the Databricks Data + AI Summit in San Francisco? Visit us at Booth #656 to see Collibra and Databricks in action. Or learn more about Collibra's partnership with Databricks.

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