May has been packed with exciting and new events! We’re excited to share updates from our latest Plotly Hangout with Adam and Anastasis, upcoming events, and new feature releases.
In this newsletter:
💐 May Events
PyCon
Plotly was in Pittsburgh for PyCon 2024. PyCon offers a whole host of events including Job Fairs, Summits, Open Spaces, and a PyLadies Auction, which brings together Python users from around the world. Plotly Community Manager Adam Schroeder and Talent Acquisition Specialist Srini Reddy had a great time chatting with everyone who came to our booth.
Adam also held a Sprint where he showcased how to build apps with Dash. If you missed us and are interested in joining our team, view our open positions.
Plotly Hangout
Last month, we held our first-ever Plotly hangout! These hangouts are monthly sessions where the Plotly Community is invited to hear from data scientists and other data team members.
This month, Plotly Community Manager Adam Schroeder chatted with Anastasis Stamatis, CEO of Dataphoria. Anastasis shared some technical advice for data scientists, strategies for entrepreneurial success in startups including leadership and management best practices, and his expertise in the green energy sector.
Want to join the next one? Secure your spot!
Vancouver Databricks User Group
Plotly was at the Vancouver Databricks User Group sponsored by AWS. Dave Gibbon, Plotly Sr. Director — Strategic Partnerships, shared how S&P Global Market Intelligence created a custom commercial product using Databricks and Dash Enterprise that provides real-time insights and visual analytics to over 40 clients on a daily basis.
If you missed Dave’s presentation, check out the S&P Global user story.
🌟 Upcoming Events
Data + AI Summit 2024
Thousands of customers use Plotly with Databricks to build web apps for production. We’re excited to reinforce this powerhouse partnership by participating in the Databricks DAIS event for the third consecutive year!
This international event, happening from June 10–13, attracts tens of thousands of data professionals, leaders, and innovators from over 160 countries to discuss the newest developments in lakehouse technology, open-source software, AI/ML, and beyond.
Want to learn more about using Databricks with Plotly? Be sure to check out these sessions:
- Petabyte Pitstops With Mercedes, Databricks SQL, & Plotly Resampler by Sachin Seth, CEO at Lakeside Analytics
- Powering S&P Global Visual Analytics Apps With Databricks And Plotly by Onik Kurktchian, Head of S&P Global Marketplace Workbench at S&P Global
- Production Data Applications for AI-Driven Observability by Cody Davis, Senior Solutions Architect at Databricks
We’ll be at booth 17. Looking for more Plotly x Databricks information? Schedule a meeting to chat with the team!
Plotly Community Meetup in San Francisco
Take part in our San Francisco Plotly community gathering! Alongside Chris Parmer, the Creator of Dash and Co-Founder of Plotly, and Adam Schroeder, Community Manager, will host the meetup. We’ll start with a meet-and-greet with Chris. Adam will then cover details on the latest App Challenge with Databricks, new open-source initiatives and community programs, and the newest features and fixes in Dash and Plotly Graphing Libraries.
Hosted on Day 3 of the Databricks Data + AI Summit, we are welcoming all Summit attendees but no tickets are required. Save your spot by filling out our form!
Experience Dash Enterprise: Live Demo
Our next live Dash Enterprise demo is on June 20th at 11 am EDT. Focusing on healthcare and life sciences use cases, Mingo Sanchez and Dylan Muscat will share how Dash Enterprise can help you and your team create and manage scalable, interactive, and user-friendly production-grade data applications.
In this demo, they’ll showcase how to:
- Use Dash Enterprise for clinical trials, regulatory compliance, and drug discovery
- Convert notebooks into interactive data apps with Plotly App Studio
- Create branded, responsive, and mobile-friendly apps with Dash Design Kit
- Generate AI-powered insights within your apps using Chatbot Builder
- Capture point-in-time views of your apps with Snapshot Engine for PDF reports
📣 New Events Page
Curious what we’re up to and where the team will be? Check out our new Events page! 🎉 It’s your one-stop shop for all future Plotly community events, webinars, and conferences worldwide. Our events provide something for everyone, whether your goals are to learn new skills, connect with other data enthusiasts, or remain current on developments in data science and analytics.
Our team members will host and participate in a variety of events next month! Stay informed about all our upcoming events and how you can participate.
🤝 Community Spotlight
➡️ Plotly Dash Online Course — Plotly Community Manager, Adam Schroeder, has developed a free 6-session course that teaches dashboard creation using Plotly Dash. He’ll show you how to leverage Dash to build robust data apps that interface with your analytics code directly, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding of your datasets.
➡️ Databricks LLM (DBRX) with Dash App Building Challenge — This month, we challenge the LLM builder community to develop large language models with Databricks and create front-end app interfaces for them with Dash. The apps will be judged based on: integration with Databricks, the impact the app could have (great business idea, societal impact, etc.), integration of AI agents (LangChain, CrewAI, etc.), and app UI/UX design. Submit your app by June 30 for the chance to win a cash prize!
⚡ Product Updates
- Dash Enterprise 5.3 — In addition to quality-of-life platform upgrades and time-saving AI tools, we added new features including Plotly App Studio and Chatbot Builder
- Dash 2.17.0 (changelog) — Added callback updates with set_props, no output callbacks, layout as List, dcc.Loading, and trace zorder
- Dash AG Grid 31.2.0 (changelog) — Added support for
eventListeners. Increased the timeout forgetApiAsyncto 2 minutes. - Plotly.py 5.22.0 (changelog) — Fixed applying autotickangles on axes and where tickson is set to “boundaries”. Fixed positioning of multi-line axis titles.
- Plotly.js 2.33.0 (changelog) — Added support for numeric text font
weight. Addshadow,linepositionandtextcaseoptions to SVG fonts.
📚 Resources
Catch up on blog posts and user stories, deep diving into key topics for data science teams:
- Building Plotly Dash Data Applications as a Data Science Consultant
- Applying to Plotly — A Sneak Peek of What to Expect and What We Look For!
- Celebrating Mothers Day at Plotly: Empowering Working Moms with Flexibility and Support
💼 Join the Plotly team
We’re growing the Plotly team! Check out our available roles and join an organization driving the future of data visualization.
- Engineering Manager — Platform
- Senior Software Developer in Test
- Staff Software Engineer, Full stack
- Senior Product Marketing Manager
Job postings from all over the world seeking Plotly and Dash expertise can also be found in the Plotly Community.
👋 Thanks for reading!
Things are heating up at Plotly! Keep an eye out for June’s round of updates as we have a ton of exciting stuff planned!
