Exclusive: Databricks teams with Palantir on sales push

Between the lines: The move should help Databricks expand its work with the federal government, where Palantir has long been a dominant player.

• The deal is designed to make things easier for joint customers in both the private and public sectors.

Driving the news: The two companies have been testing their plans with joint customers and are announcing their formal partnership on Thursday.

What they're saying: "A lot of customers were actually asking us to work closer together, where they didn't have to have two data estates," Rory Patterson, chairman of Databricks Federal, told Axios. "You just put the data in one spot and drive as much value as you possibly can."

• "Especially in the federal space, they need technology companies to be more seamlessly integrated," Palantir global head of business development Kevin Kawasaki told Axios.