James Blair

Modern data science teams face the challenge of navigating complex landscapes of languages, tools and infrastructure. Positron, Posit’s next-generation IDE, offers a powerful environment tailored for data science, seamlessly integrating with Databricks to empower teams working in Python and R. Now integrated within Posit Workbench, Positron enables data scientists to efficiently develop, iterate and analyze data with Databricks — all while maintaining their preferred workflows. In this session, we’ll explore how Python and R users can develop, deploy and scale their data science workflows by combining Posit tools with Databricks. We’ll showcase how Positron simplifies development for both Python and R and how Posit Connect enables seamless deployment of applications, reports and APIs powered by Databricks. Join us to see how Posit + Databricks create a frictionless, scalable and collaborative data science experience — so your teams can focus on insights, not infrastructure.

The world of data science is evolving, and so are the tools analysts use. Positron, a next-gen integrated development environment (IDE), and Posit’s Native App integrations with Snowflake enable seamless, multi-language workflows with minimal admin overhead. This session explores how Posit and Snowflake empower Python and R users to work efficiently in their preferred environment. Join us to see how these innovations expand the Posit ecosystem, enhance Snowflake and streamline data workflows.

Please join us for our first Posit keynote, where we’ll tell you about our mission, our products, and some of the exciting things we’ve been working on over the last year.