Big Data Career Notes for November 2024
It’s that time of month again–time for Big Data Career Notes, a monthly feature where we keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, ne Read more…
Databricks to Raise $5B at $55B Valuation: Report
Databricks is reportedly seeking to raise at least $5 billion in an equity funding round at a valuation of $55 billion. The deal, reported by The Information, would allow employees to cash out a portion of their shares. Read more…
Anomalo Expands Data Quality Platform for Enhanced Unstructured Data Monitoring
The success of enterprise AI is closely tied to the quality and accuracy of the data it uses to train its models. This has been underscored by numerous reports that underscore the critical role of data quality. Histor Read more…
Meet 2024 BigDATAwire Person to Watch Chisoo Lyons
Women make up 15% to 22% of data science professionals, research from the Boston Consulting Group shows. One of the women who is hoping to increase that number is Chisoo Lyons, the executive director of Women in Data Sci Read more…
Microsoft Ignite 2024 Roundup: AI Innovations, Copilots, Power Platform Updates, and More
Microsoft Ignite 2024 is taking place in Chicago this week, bringing together technology leaders and innovators from around the globe. The event explores how the latest updates to Azure, Copilot, Microsoft 365, Windows, Read more…
UCSD’s New SCIDS School: All About the Apps
Some research universities excel in exploring intellectual possibilities and postulating abstract theories. Those terms aren’t likely to be associated with the University of California, San Diego’s new School of Comp Read more…
Marimo Emerges From Stealth To Debut Its Python Notebook
Marimo has emerged from stealth with $5 million in seed funding. The startup has launched an open-source Python notebook designed to provide developers with a tool that is reproducible and Git-friendly. It can also be de Read more…
Four Steps to Go from Experimentation to Embedding AI Across the Enterprise
AI is everywhere. In just a couple of years, this technology has evolved significantly and is transforming the way most of us do business. And yet, many organizations continue to grapple with how they can really integrat Read more…
DBHawk Flies with Text-to-SQL, SOC 2 Compliance
Customers will be able to interact with their database using natural language thanks to the new text-to-SQL function in DBHawk, a database access tool developed by Datasparc. The company also announced its SOC 2 Type II Read more…
Zilliz Boasts 10X Performance Boost in Vector Database
Companies that are running into performance walls as they scale up their vector databases may want to check out the latest update to Zilliz Cloud, a hosted version of the Milvus database from Zilliz. The database maker s Read more…
Tips on Building a Winning Data and AI Strategy from JPMC
With $274 billion in revenue last year and $3.3 trillion in assets under management, JPMorgan Chase has more resources than most to devote to building a winning data and AI strategy. But as James Massa, JPMorgan Chase’ Read more…
Pentaho President Maggie Laird Discusses Company’s Return to Data Management Roots
The AI boom is forcing companies to come to grips with an uncomfortable reality: Their data is not well managed. That's good news for data intelligence companies like Pentaho, which is refocusing its efforts on data mana Read more…
Cloudera Enhances Data Catalog and Metadata Management with Octopai Acquisition
Cloudera, an enterprise data cloud solutions provider, has agreed to acquire Octopai’s data lineage and catalog platform. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of this month. This move significantly en Read more…
Monte Carlo Brings GenAI to Data Observability
Monte Carlo has made a name for itself in the field of data observability, where it uses machine learning and other statistical methods to identify quality and reliability issues hiding in big data. With this week’s up Read more…
Google Kubernetes Engine Now Supports Trillion-Parameter AI Models
The exponential growth in large language model (LLM) size and the resulting need for high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure is reshaping the AI landscape. Some of the newer GenAI models have grown to well over a Read more…
KX Aims to Unlock Python’s Potential with PyKX 3.0
As AI-driven algorithms become increasingly complex, the demand for scalable solutions that integrate powerful analytical engines with machine learning libraries has surged. KX, a performance analytical database for AI, Read more…
Harnessing AI’s Potential to Transform Payment Processing
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked a technological revolution that promises to transform numerous industries and areas of society. From healthcare to education to transportation to security, Read more…
MinIO Pivots to AI with Launch of AIStor
MinIO is one of the most popular open-source S3-compatible object storage systems in the world. Thanks to its combination of performance and simplicity, it’s been adopted to store data for a wide range of applications. Read more…
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