Modern Data Platform with Databricks

The Modern Data Platform for Databricks is a comprehensive solution designed to serve as a landing zone for enterprises embracing Databricks on AWS. Key features of this offering include:

• Landing Zone Architecture: Mantel Group establishes a well-architected foundation for Databricks workloads. It sets up core AWS services as required including AWS Organizations, AWS Control Tower, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Route 53, Amazon VPC, AWS Direct Connect or VPC, and Amazon S3 buckets. This architecture ensures secure data storage, network isolation, monitoring, and centralised access control.
• Databricks Configuration: With the secure landing zone in AWS established, Mantel Group will complete the initial Databricks configuration such as creating Databricks workspaces, configuring Unity Catalog, setting up Single Sign-On, monitoring and logging.
• Databricks Integration: The platform integrates with Databricks using AWS PrivateLink, and AWS Direct Connect or VPN as required, to ensure private connectivity between users and their Databricks workspaces, and between clusters on the data plane and core services on the control plane within the Databricks workspace infrastructure. Users can create notebooks, run Spark jobs, and explore data using Databricks’ powerful tools while keeping your data secure in a private network.
• Data Ingestion and Transformation: Organisations can seamlessly ingest data from various sources - on-premises systems, databases, APIs, and external feeds - into the Modern Data Platform with Databricks. Mantel Group’s Data Engineers can leverage AWS data foundation services, or your preferred tooling such as dbt, FiveTran, etc., to transform raw data into structured formats suitable for Databricks processing.
• Security and Compliance Controls: Security is paramount. The Modern Data Platform for Databricks enforces encryption at rest and in transit for all data stored in AWS. IAM roles restrict access based on least privilege principles. The platform leverages AWS native security services for audit trails, monitoring, and compliance checks to meet industry standards.
• Operational Efficiency: We simplify operational tasks through automation. Infrastructure as Code is used to create and maintain all components of the solution. Organisations can deploy new Databricks clusters, manage access policies, and monitor usage—all through automation.

The Modern Data Platform for Databricks accelerates time-to-insight by providing a secure, scalable, and well-governed environment. Whether your organisation is analysing large datasets, training machine learning models, or building real-time pipelines, this offering ensures a solid foundation for your Databricks journey.