ZION + DATABRICKS

Your data. Connected.
Ready for more.

Unify data, analytics and AI on one governed Lakehouse. Zion brings the engineering to connect your systems, modernize your data platform and turn trusted data into everyday decisions.

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Dedicated practice

A team built around Databricks

Certified practitioners

Data engineering through AI

Partner alignment

Architecture and best practices

Public sector experience

Proven delivery in Illinois

DATABRICKS IN PRACTICE

One foundation.
More ways to put it to work.

A connected platform for data engineering, governance, analytics and AI,
built on open formats and designed for production.

01. LAKEHOUSE ON DELTA LAKE

OPEN STORAGE. TRUSTED DATA.

Build once. Put trusted data to work everywhere.

Land data in Delta Lake and refine it through Bronze, Silver and Gold layers, creating one open, reliable foundation for analytics, data science and AI.
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02. GOVERNED WITH UNITY CATALOG

CENTRAL CONTROL. CONSISTENT GOVERNANCE.

Trust that travels with your data.

Centralize access control, lineage, auditing, discovery and quality monitoring across workspaces and clouds, with fine-grained policies for sensitive and regulated data.
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03. LAKEFLOW DATA ENGINEERING

INGESTION TO ORCHESTRATION

Move data from source to production, end to end.

Connect databases, SaaS applications, files, object storage, streaming events and legacy warehouses with Lakeflow Connect, then build declarative pipelines and orchestrate production workflows with Lakeflow Jobs.
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04. AI ON GOVERNED DATA

ANALYTICS, BI & AI

Turn governed data into action.

Put Databricks SQL, AI/BI Dashboards, Genie, Agent Bricks, MLflow and Databricks Apps to work on the same trusted data foundation, with governance built in from the start.
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WHAT ZION DELIVERS

Start where you are.
Move toward what’s next.

A clear starting point

Lakehouse Strategy & Architecture

Target architecture, workspace topology, network and security baselines, and a roadmap tied to measurable outcomes.

Architecture · Workspaces · Roadmap

A path off legacy

Legacy Warehouse Migration

Move Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server and Hadoop workloads to Databricks with Lakebridge-assisted conversion and reconciliation.

Teradata · Oracle · SQL Server · Hadoop

Reliable data in motion

Lakeflow Pipelines

Batch and streaming ingestion, declarative transformations, data quality expectations and orchestration.

Batch · Streaming · Quality

Control across the estate

Unity Catalog Governance

Metastore design, access policies, lineage, auditing and migration from legacy Hive metastores.

Access · Lineage · Auditing

Answers for the business

Analytics & AI/BI

Databricks SQL warehouses, AI/BI dashboards and Genie spaces that let business users ask questions in plain language.

SQL · AI/BI · Genie

Value beyond go-live

Platform Operations & FinOps

Workspace administration, cluster policies, serverless adoption, monitoring and cost controls aligned to budget.

DataOps · Serverless · FinOps

LAKEHOUSE ON DELTA LAKE

Built for scrutiny.
Proven in Midwestern States.

We’ve delivered Databricks for Midwestern States 
public sector programs, where data is sensitive, audit trails are required and every decision has to stand up to scrutiny.


That experience is built into how we design, govern and operate every platform.

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Protect sensitive data

Fine-grained, attribute-based access for PII and regulated records.

Accountable by default

End-to-end lineage and audit logs that support oversight and compliance.

Budget-aware operations

Cost visibility and controls aligned to program and fiscal-year budgets.

CERTIFIED EXPERTISE

Depth you can build on.

Databricks-certified practitioners across engineering,
analytics, machine learning and generative AI.
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Data Engineering

Associate
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Data Engineering

Professional
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Data
Analyst

Associate
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Machine Learning

Associate
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Machine Learning

Professional
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Generative AI Engineering

Associate
HOW WE DELIVER

From first assessment through production and beyond.

Built on a governed foundation.
Operated for value, not just uptime.

01

Assess

Inventory sources, workloads, costs and skills. Identify the priority use case and the fastest path to value on Databricks.

Sources & workloads
Priority use case
Path to value
02

Architect

Design workspaces, Unity Catalog structure, medallion layers, security baselines and the governance model.

Workspace design
Unity Catalog
Security baselines
03

Migrate & Build

Convert legacy code, build Lakeflow pipelines and reconcile results against the source before cutover.

Code conversion
Lakeflow pipelines
Reconciliation
04

Operate & Optimize

Run the platform with DataOps, monitoring, cost controls and enablement so adoption keeps growing.

DataOps
Cost controls
Enablement

WHY ZION FOR DATABRICKS

The difference is
in the delivery.

Specialist people. Connected expertise. Accountability that continues.
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Dedicated Practice

A standing Databricks team with repeatable methods, not a bench of generalists.

Certified Talent

Databricks-certified engineers and architects who have built for production.

Partner-Aligned

Direct alignment with Databricks on architecture, best practices and program access.

Multi-Cloud

Databricks on Google Cloud, Azure or AWS, integrated with the platforms you already run.

Public Sector Ready

Proven in Midwestern States, with governance and accountability built into the design.

Cost-Aware by Design

Serverless, cluster policies and FinOps practices that keep spend predictable.

Get more from your Databricks investment.

Starting on Databricks, migrating a legacy warehouse or scaling AI? Begin with a technical discovery session with our practice.
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