Frank Munz

Databricks

I bring DevEx into products, tech into marketing, and storytelling into demos at Databricks. I presented at the top tier 1 conferences on every continent except Antarctica and built and delivered hands-on workshops for some ten thousand customers per year.

I leverage AI tools to create compelling technical content, from voice-activated data queries using Databricks Genie to AI-generated demo content with synthetic speech, enhancing developer-focused marketing campaigns.

I’m a published author with a Ph.D. in Computer Science (summa cum laude from TU Munich) with over 25 years of expertise in data & AI, cloud computing, and scientific research. Cloud Technologist of the Year (Oracle) and Developer Champion.

At AWS, I kickstarted developer relations in Central EMEA and tripled the size of the team. Presented at Devoxx, JavaOne, re:Invent, KubeCon, Oracle World and Data + AI Summit.

I believe it’s the combination of compelling storytelling and deep technical understanding that allows me to simplify complex concepts and create tech demos that truly resonate with audiences.

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Apache Spark Declarative Pipelines in Action

Talk

Learn Spark 4.1's brand-new Declarative Pipelines, a paradigm shift replacing imperative code with simple declarations. We'll build a real-time data pipeline together, processing streaming ADS-B flight data from tens of thousands of aircraft overhead.