AtScale Launches Public Leaderboard for Evaluating Text-to-SQL Solutions
As the demand for natural language data queries continues to grow, so does the need for a standardized way to evaluate Text-to-SQL (T2SQL) solutions. Despite rapid advancements in T2SQL technologies, the industry has Read more…
Meet Haoyuan ‘HY’ Li, a 2024 BDW Person to Watch
The big data revolution exposed the inadequacy of older technologies and paved the way for newer technologies. One of those technologies is Alluxio, which was developed by Haoyuan “HY” Li, one of the BigDATAwire Peop Read more…
Google’s New AI Tool Uncovers Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability in SQLite
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, the need for innovative tools to enhance vulnerability detection has never been greater. Cybersecurity companies like Palo Alto, Fortinet, and CrowdStrike have responded by incor Read more…
Kloudfuse Revs Its Observability Data Lake
Organizations who are looking for a better way to manage and analyze their observability data may be interested in the latest update from Kloudfuse, which added several new data types and analytic/AI capabilities to its Read more…
WEKA Keeps GPUs Fed with Speedy New Appliances
GPUs have an insatiable desire for data, and keeping those processors fed can be a challenge. That’s one of the big reasons that WEKA launched a new line of data storage appliances last week that can move data at up to Read more…
The Future of GenAI: How GraphRAG Enhances LLM Accuracy and Powers Better Decision-Making
We’ve all heard the expression that data is the lifeblood of modern organizations, but it’s really an enterprise’s ability to understand its data that is invaluable. Knowledge graphs give enterprises a deep underst Read more…
EY Experts Provide Tips for Responsible GenAI Development
Financial services businesses are eager to adopt generative AI to cut costs, grow revenues, and increase customer satisfaction, as are many organizations. However, the risks associated with GenAI are not trivial, especia Read more…
Quest’s New Report Highlights the Evolving Landscape of Data Intelligence
Organizations are increasingly leveraging data intelligence to enhance their data and analytics, according to an annual report released this week by Quest, a provider of cybersecurity, data performance, and database solu Read more…
How Proper Data Tool Investment Will Unlock the Power of Data for Every Organization
When it comes to data analytics, machines should be doing the heavy lifting. More and more businesses rely on data analytics to make smarter, more informed business decisions and to stay on top of industry changes amid c Read more…
OpenAI and Google Clash in the Evolution of AI-Powered Search
GenAI continues to be a major disruptive force, reshaping how businesses innovate, make decisions, and engage with customers. Search engines are no exception to this wave of transformation. According to Gartner, sea Read more…
After Misses in 2016 and 2020, Have We Fixed Political Polling in 2024?
Less than a week before the 2024 presidential election, Americans are closely following the polls to see whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes the 48th president of the United States. But can we trust the polls? Read more…
Timescale Expands PostgreSQL Capabilities with pgai Vectorizer
In the world of AI applications, managing vector embeddings has become a complex and error-prone task, especially as systems scale from prototype to production. Developers have to keep vector embeddings synchronized with Read more…
Big Data Career Notes for October 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, new Read more…
Why Immuta Is Moving Into Data Marketplaces
Data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks provide customers with extremely powerful tools for building data products. However, getting these data products into the hands of data consumers is can be exceedingly complex Read more…
Nvidia Debuts Enterprise Reference Architectures to Build AI Factories
The advent of generative AI has supersized the appetite for GPUs and other forms of accelerated computing. To help companies scale up their accelerated compute investments in a predictable manner, GPU giant Nvidia and se Read more…
Dremio Goes Hybrid with Nessie-Based Metadata Catalog
Dremio today announced that the metadata catalog at the heart of its Apache Iceberg-based data lakehouse now supports other popular metadata catalog services, including Snowflake’s Apache Polaris-based catalog and Data Read more…
OSI Open AI Definition Stops Short of Requiring Open Data
The movement toward open source AI made progress today when the Open Source Initiative released the first (OSAID). While the OSAID provides one step forward, the lack of requirements around openness for training data lea Read more…
MotherDuck Launches Beta Extension to Enhance PostgreSQL with DuckDB Analytics
MotherDuck, known for its innovative cloud data platform that focuses on simplifying data management and analysis, has announced the beta release of pg_duckdb - a PostgreSQL extension that integrates DuckDB's analytics Read more…
Ataccama Introduces AI Agent For Enhanced Data Management
Ataccama has launched its new Ataccama ONE AI Agent designed to advance autonomous AI capabilities in data handling and support decision-making processes across various applications. Ataccama ONE AI Agent is part of Read more…
Peering Into the Unstructured Data Abyss
There’s something lurking in your file systems and object stores. It’s called unstructured data, and it’s growing into a massive blob that threatens to eat up storage costs, violate security and privacy regulations Read more…
IBM Unveils New Open Source Granite Models to Enhance AI Capabilities
IBM is expanding its enterprise AI business with the launch of the third generation of Granite large language models (LLMs) aimed at providing autonomy and flexibility to its users. The new Granite 3.0 models represent t Read more…
AI Has a Data Problem, Appen Report Says
AI may be a priority at American companies, but the difficulty in managing data and obtaining high quality data to train AI models is becoming a bigger hurdle to achieving AI aspirations, according to Appen’s State of Read more…
Nurturing Data Sovereignty in a World Powered by Technology
In today’s world, where data is the engine driving everything from innovation to economic growth, there’s a topic that’s quickly gaining significance: data sovereignty. It’s a term that’s thrown around a lot, u Read more…
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