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VAST Fleshes Out Data Platform for Enterprise RAG Use Cases
VAST Data is quietly assembling a single unified platform capable of handling a range of HPC, advanced analytics, and big data use cases. Today it unveiled a major update to its VAST Data Platform engine aimed at enablin Read more…
Data Warehousing for the (AI) Win
Has the data warehouse lost its luster? Have dashboards fallen out of fashion? They have and they are, according to Eldad Farkash, the CEO and co-founder of Firebolt. What’s driving sales of the humble data warehouse t Read more…
As AI Storage Balloons, MinIO Eyes Faster Growth
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The Future of AI Agents is Event-Driven
AI agents are set to transform enterprise operations with autonomous problem-solving, adaptive workflows, and scalability. But the real challenge isn’t building better models. Agents need access to data, tools, and Read more…
When Will Large Vision Models Have Their ChatGPT Moment?
The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 was a watershed moment in natural language processing (NLP), as it showcased the startling effectiveness of the transformer architecture for understanding and generating textual dat Read more…
News In Brief
ServiceNow Nabs LLM-Powered Chatbot Pioneer Moveworks for $2.85B
Long before ChatGPT ignited the generative AI revolution, a company called Moveworks was busy using a promising new family of language models to help solve tough technological problems in customer service. All that work Read more…
Big Data Heads to the Moon
For most people in IT, “the edge” conjures images of small computers housed in retail outlets, hospitals, or maybe an oil rig. But the word takes on an entirely new meaning for Lonestar Data Holdings, which today too Read more…
IBM to Buy DataStax for Database, GenAI Capabilities
IBM today announced its intent to acquire DataStax, the longtime backer of the Apache Cassandra database that has recently broadened its reach into streaming data and generative AI. IBM cited DataStax’s capability to m Read more…
EDB Says It Tops Oracle, Other Databases in Benchmarks
EDB Postgres AI, the latest PostgreSQL-based database from EnterpriseDB (EDB), outperformed four other databases, including Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and MySQL, on a pair of benchmark tests that span SQL and NoSQL wor Read more…
Microsoft Open Sources Code Behind PostgreSQL-Based MongoDB Clone
Microsoft quietly last month unveiled DocumentDB, an open source NoSQL database that’s designed to be compatible with MongoDB. The project makes public the PostgreSQL-based technology behind the vCore-based Azure Cosmo Read more…
This Just In
Feb 4, 2025 |
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 4, 2025 — Since ChatGPT’s late-2022 launch, AI job postings in the United States “have ramped up dramatically, from 29,509 in Q4 2022 to 49,577 in Q4 2024, an uptick of 68 percent,” Read more…
Jan 30, 2025 |
NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 — FlutterFlow has announced a new strategic solution under the Industry Value Network initiative (iVN) with Google Cloud and Accenture aimed at accelerating product development for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry through the launch of the Product Innovation Accelerator. Read more…
Jan 27, 2025 |
CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2025 — NielsenIQ (NIQ) is proud to announce the launch of its newly expanded Omnishopper panel—the largest, most representative consumer panel in the world. With 250,000 highly engaged panelists, this expansion solidifies NIQ’s position as the leading authority in consumer behavior and insights. Read more…
Jan 21, 2025 |
TEANECK, N.J., Jan. 21, 2025 — Cognizant, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, unveiled new insights into how artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize the consumer purchasing journey by 2030 and drive significant economic impact. Read more…
Jan 14, 2025 |
NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2025 — Scale Computing has announced its ongoing expansion and success across the retail industry, empowering businesses in, Convenience and Fuel Retail, Quick Serve Restaurants, Grocery Retail, and General Retail with resilient, high-performance IT infrastructure for in-store edge computing. Read more…
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