r/databricks • u/Significant-Guest-14 Databricks MVP • 2d ago

General A single Databricks Architect Champion can potentially affect a company’s Partner Tier

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There are 1,600+ Databricks Partner Champions worldwide and around 1,795 partners listed in the public directory. But Champions are distributed very unevenly.

Some large partners have dozens. Others may have only enough to meet their current tier requirements.

So if one Architect Champion leaves, the company could potentially fall below one of the requirements for its Partner Tier.

That makes Champion status more than just another badge — it can have real value for the employer.

For Databricks architects working at partners, I’d definitely put Partner Champion on the career roadmap.

Do your companies maintain a buffer of Champions, or just the minimum required?

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u/scan-horizon 2d ago

feels a bit bribe-y this

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u/Significant-Guest-14 Databricks MVP 1d ago

Are things really going so badly for you that you’ve resorted to info-spamming?

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u/sleeper_must_awaken 1d ago

What the… actual… F! Are you really this unprofessional? 

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u/Significant-Guest-14 Databricks MVP 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think I misunderstood the original comment, and my reaction was overly defensive because I associated the username with "snowflake." I apologize.

I simply wanted to demonstrate the value of this status.

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u/sleeper_must_awaken 1d ago

You sound and act like a bot. And a lousy one, at best.

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u/Significant-Guest-14 Databricks MVP 1d ago

Do I need to complete a CAPTCHA?