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Why Data Lakehouses Are Poised for Major Growth in 2025
The humble data lakehouse emerged about eight years ago as organizations sought a middle ground between the anything-goes messiness of data lakes and the locked-down fussiness of data warehouses. The architectural patter Read more…
The Top 2025 Generative AI Predictions: Part 1
Generative AI is kind of a big deal these days (perhaps you’ve heard about it). Not surprisingly, lots of people have lots of opinions about where GenAI is today and where it’s headed. As a public service for our rea Read more…
Campspot Scores Data Pipeline Win with Apache Airflow and Astronomer
Searching for the perfect campsite can be a hit-and-miss affair, as one seeks the perfect combination of a view, sufficient parking, and proximity to neighbors and services, among other factors. When it came to selecting Read more…
2025 Big Data Management Predictions
The GenAI revolution has raised expectations for what enterprises can do with data. But it has also exposed some serious shortcomings in how enterprises manage data. That’s the backdrop against which we will dig into t Read more…
Why the Future of Retail is AI Everywhere
Forward-thinking retailers are already harnessing artificial intelligence to help them sustain and grow their margins in the face of economic uncertainty, environmental pressures and geopolitical instability. Nevertheles Read more…
News In Brief
Qlik and dbt Labs Make Big Data Integration Acquisitions
Data never stands still, which makes data integration a perennial challenge. That’s ultimately what drove Qlik and dbt Labs today to announce strategic data integration acquisitions, including Qlik’s purchase of Upso Read more…
Solix Hosting Data and AI Conference at UCSD
We’re just a day away from SolixEmpower 2024, a conference that will bring hundreds of Solix cusotmers, leading academic researchers, and business leaders together to discuss the latest developments in cloud data manag 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…
Reltio Gooses Entity Resolution with AI
With the latest update to its data unification and management software, Reltio is employing one-shot learning techniques using large language models (LLMs) to resolve identities of objects in organizations' data, which w Read more…
This Just In
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…
TEANECK, N.J., Jan. 13, 2025 — Cognizant has announced the launch of Stores 360, a comprehensive retail solution designed to streamline store operations, enhance employee productivity and improve customer experiences. Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2025 — Algolia today announced the launch of Shopping Guides—an innovative content generation tool that can enhance B2C and B2B eCommerce websites by creating tailored content to guide shoppers and elevate their purchasing experience. Read more…
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2025 — NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for retail shopping assistants, a generative AI reference workflow designed to transform shopping experiences online and in stores. Read more…
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2025 — Amazon Ads has announced a SQL generator for Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC), a new generative AI capability that helps advertisers more quickly and easily develop insights from their AMC signals. Read more…