Databricks Lakebase | Implemented by MathCo | CPG Marketing Analytics

Databricks
Lakebase
Accelerator

Databricks' next-generation operational database turns the lakehouse into a real-time decision intelligence platform. MathCo leverages it to enable Always-On MMM — connecting live data to models, agents, and business decisions at enterprise scale.

HTAP
Hybrid transactional + analytical on live lakehouse data
5
Integrated platform layers from data fabric to consumption apps
90%
Increase in insight consumption in flagship CPG deployment
The Foundation

What Can You Do with Databricks Lakebase?

Lakebase is Databricks' managed Postgres-compatible operational database, built natively into the lakehouse. MathCo's implementation unlocks three core enterprise capabilities.

Capability 01

Serve Low-Latency,
High-Concurrency
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Customer segmentation at scale
  • Feature store for ML models
  • Real-time API serving layer
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Capability 02

Build AI and
Traditional Apps
  • Order processing & workflows
  • Interactive workflow sign-off
  • State management for agents
  • Agentic app backends
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Capability 03

Analyze Data in
the Lakehouse
  • Order & transaction history
  • Chatbot history as training data
  • Bidirectional lakehouse sync
  • Governed data products
The Enterprise Gap

Why Enterprises Struggle to
Operationalize the Lakehouse

The challenge isn't analytics — it's the absence of a persistent, scalable data and decision infrastructure that bridges the lakehouse and live applications.

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No Persistent Data & Context Layer

MMM data, features, and outputs sit fragmented across pipelines. There is no unified, reusable serving layer — every team rebuilds the same plumbing from scratch.

No Low-Latency Access for Decisioning

Batch-oriented systems cannot support real-time queries, API-driven consumption, or agent state — locking enterprises out of in-flight decision making entirely.

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No Reusable Data Products for Scale

Without standardized, governed data products, every new use case requires a full re-build — limiting enterprise-wide adoption and blocking meaningful scale.

How MathCo Implements It

Building on Databricks Lakebase

MathCo implements Databricks' Lakebase as a five-layer platform that enables real-time, agentic, production-grade decision intelligence — deployable across industries and use cases.

01

Unified Data & Context Fabric

Lakebase + Delta + Unity Catalog unify datasets, features, and metadata into a governed, reusable foundation — eliminating fragmented pipelines across domains.

02

Low-Latency Data & Feature Layer

HTAP-enabled Lakebase tables power real-time querying and fast feature access — turning your lakehouse into a live serving layer for models, agents, and APIs.

03

Continuous Model Execution Layer

MLflow-powered lifecycle manages training, validation, versioning, and automated refresh — production-grade ML that stays current without manual intervention.

04

Decision Intelligence & Agent Layer

AgentBricks-powered agents handle scenario planning, optimization, and automated decision workflows — running directly on live Lakebase data with full traceability.

05

Application & Consumption Layer

React frontends with FastAPI backends deliver dashboards, simulators, and embedded decision intelligence — making insights accessible to all business users.

Data Sources + DeltaLake

Raw → Silver → Gold layers

Lakebase (HTAP + PgVector)

Low-latency store · Embeddings · Metadata

MLflow Models

Train · Validate · Deploy

AgentBricks

Simulate · Optimize

Unity Catalog

Govern · Trace · Secure

Genie / MCP

QnA · Structured Data

Business & Analytics Apps

React + FastAPI · Dashboards · Simulators · Co-pilots

Flagship Use Case

Always-On MMM for CPG Marketing

MathCo's flagship implementation on Databricks Lakebase — transforming how CPG enterprises measure and optimize marketing ROI continuously, not retrospectively.

Shifting from Periodic Reporting to Continuous Optimization

Traditional MMM runs quarterly or annually — too slow for today's fragmented media landscape. Databricks Lakebase enables an always-on MMM engine that continuously ingests data, refreshes models, and surfaces actionable insights without manual intervention.

Lakebase provides the persistent context layer that stores features, model outputs, and simulation state — making real-time scenario planning and budget optimization possible directly on live data.

Unified Marketing Data Foundation

Media spend, sales, promotions, pricing, and external signals unified into analytics-ready Delta tables with frequent refresh cycles.

Continuous Modeling & Recalibration

MLflow automates training, validation, versioning, and model refresh — stable, reproducible models that stay current with market reality.

Scenario Simulation & Budget Optimization

HTAP-powered what-if simulations evaluate alternative media mix strategies directly on live Lakebase data in real time.

GenAI-Assisted Insights

Auto-generated narratives and recommendations translate complex model outputs into plain-language guidance for business users.

✳ A Global CPG — Measured Impact
70%
Reduction in data preparation effort per refresh cycle
📈
90%
Increase in insight adoption via real-time apps & dashboards
💰
1.3%
Revenue uplift via continuous media optimization
Delivery Process
01

Foundation & Setup

Workspace, Unity Catalog, Git integration, automated code quality

02

Model Development

EDA, algorithm selection, model build via Databricks Notebooks

03

Refactoring & UAT

MLflow optimization, data validation, business UAT via dashboards

04

Deployment

QA to production, Delta Tables, activation via SQL/APIs

05

Monitoring

Continuous monitoring, alerts, drift detection, recalibration

Reference Architecture

Component-Level Architecture

A fully integrated stack spanning data ingestion, ML model lifecycle, agentic intelligence, and business-facing applications — all governed by Unity Catalog and served through Lakebase.

Data Foundation → Modeling → Intelligence → Consumption
🗄️ DeltaLake
  • Raw Layer – Data Sources
  • Silver – Common Data Models
  • Gold – AI-Ready Datasets
🤖 AgentBricks
  • Simulation Agent
  • Scenario Agent
  • Spend Orchestration
📋 Unity Catalog
  • DeltaLake Tables
  • Lakebase Tables
  • Governance
💼 Business Apps
  • Simulate & Optimize ROI
  • Spend Scenarios
  • MMM Co-pilot
🧠 MLflow Models
  • EDA & Feature Eng.
  • Train & Validate
  • Deploy & Version
⚡ Lakebase
  • HTAP Data-store
  • PgVector Embeddings
  • App & AI Metadata
💬 Genie / MCP
  • QnA Structured Data
  • HTAP Store
  • Vector Store
📊 Analytics Apps
  • Model Monitoring
  • Agent Ops
  • Data Quality
Frontend: React + FastAPI integrating with Lakebase, Genie MCP & Unity Catalog
Infra: Databricks Repos + CI/CD · MLflow Registry · IAM with Unity Catalog · FinOps Monitoring
Watch the Solution

See Databricks Lakebase in Action

Watch a full demo of MathCo's Always-On MMM solution built on Databricks Lakebase — real-time scenario simulation, GenAI-assisted insights, and the Lakebase-powered data layer.

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