Databricks said on Wednesday it would buy database startup Neon in its latest deal valued at about $1 billion, aiming to strengthen its analytics platform with technology that can help businesses develop and use artificial intelligence agents more easily.

Data analytics platform Databricks said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Neon, a startup building an open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres, for about $1 billion.

Confirming recent rumors, Databricks Inc. today announced that it’s acquiring Neon Inc. to enhance its cloud data platform, in a deal the Wall Street Journal reported is worth about $1 billion.