You can run a full data or AI course on the same platform enterprises use in production - for free, with no cloud contract, no license to manage, and nothing to install. Databricks Free Edition is a perpetually free version of the platform; each student signs up individually and works entirely in the browser, so a course can adopt it without provisioning servers or purchasing anything.

Why learn Databricks?

Data and AI skills are moving faster than most curricula can follow, and the demand for these skills is showing up in both hiring and learner behavior. LinkedIn named Databricks one of its Top 10 Skills on the Rise for 2026, while Udemy included Databricks among its 100 Fastest-Growing Global Skills. Two very different signals pointing in the same direction: knowing how to work with modern data and AI platforms is increasingly valuable.

For a student, that can be the difference between “I've studied distributed computing” and “I've built a data pipeline on the platform your team uses.” For an instructor, it means making an existing course more directly connected to how data and AI work gets done in industry, without fully redesigning the curriculum.