EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) achieved Gold Tier Status in the Databricks Partner Program, expanding its collaboration with Databricks to help organizations build data foundations for enterprise AI applications.

The collaboration focuses on EXL's EXLdata.ai platform combined with Databricks' security, governance and lineage capabilities. EXL stated the partnership aims to help clients operationalize data governance in production environments while maintaining visibility, compliance and control for AI scaling.

"Enterprise AI depends on reliable data, deep business context and trusted execution," said Anand "Andy" Logani, executive vice president and chief AI officer at EXL. "EXL is bringing that critical combination of capabilities to enterprises today."

Jason McIntyre, vice president of partner management at Databricks, said EXL's industry expertise makes it a valuable collaborator for enterprises looking to use data on the Databricks Platform.

EXL is implementing Databricks Bring Your Own Lineage capabilities, which allows organizations to connect and govern data across platforms while preserving existing technology investments. The company focuses on extending data lineage, governance and auditability across distributed environments, particularly for regulated industries including insurance, banking and healthcare.

EXL will demonstrate these capabilities at the Databricks Data + AI Summit scheduled for June 15-18. The company, founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, employs approximately 67,000 people across six continents and provides data and AI services to corporations in various industries.