There are numerous platforms in the wild that have embedded Spark (Fabric, ADF, Databricks, HDI, Azure Synapse and so on). Most of the vendors love to put a "value-added" layer of SaaS crap on top of Spark and package as a premium bundle.…
With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai.