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CORRECTING and REPLACING Adastra Recognized with Databricks Brickbuilder Specialization Across Financial Services, Industrial, and Security & Governance Practices

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Confirming Adastra's ability to solve real problems for clients on the Databricks Data+AI Platform

TORONTO, August 17, 2026--Please replace the release dated August 6, 2026, with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

The updated release reads:

ADASTRA RECOGNIZED WITH DATABRICKS BRICKBUILDER SPECIALIZATION ACROSS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INDUSTRIAL, AND SECURITY & GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

Confirming Adastra's ability to solve real problems for clients on the Databricks Data+AI Platform

Adastra, a global leader in AI and data-driven transformation, today announced that it has been awarded Databricks Brickbuilder Specialization status in three industries central to its practice: Financial Services; Manufacturing, Transportation & Energy; and Security & Governance.

The Brickbuilder Specialization is awarded only after an independent assessment, and earning it in three industries at once signals the breadth of Adastra's delivery on the Databricks Data+AI Platform.

"Robust enterprise governance is the bedrock of modern data strategy. It empowers organizations to innovate at speed without compromising security, control, or trust. Earning Databricks' Security & Governance Specialization sets the highest benchmark for technical excellence. It reassures our clients that when they entrust us with their data landscape, they are collaborating with a team whose expertise has been validated by Databricks," said Damien Chan, North American CEO and Global CRO at Adastra.

Evidence-Based Standard

The Databricks Brickbuilder Specialization is a formally assessed status that partners earn against a defined set of requirements. To qualify, a partner must show certified technical and sales expertise, live customer implementations already running on the platform, named customer success stories, and ongoing published thought leadership. Because the assessment is based on recent, verifiable work and must be renewed regularly, clients can trust that the expertise behind the badge is current, not historical. The Security & Governance specialization carries an additional requirement: a live technical assessment conducted in front of Databricks' own specialist teams.

What This Means for Adastra's Clients

Financial Services. Databricks has validated Adastra's ability to build solutions for banks, insurers, and FinTechs across fraud detection, risk management, and regulatory reporting. For clients, this means turning scattered data trapped behind compliance rules and aging systems into governed records that catch fraud and satisfy regulators in near real time, so they can protect the customers who rely on them.

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