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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…

Honeycomb Sees Sweet Reward in Unifying Dev, Ops

“DevOps” is so easy to say. But the simple phrase masks an uneasy tension between development and operations that can lead to poor communication and ultimately poor management of increasingly complex tech stacks. Add Read more…

Confluent Goes On Prem with Apache Flink Stream Processing

Organizations that want to take advantage of Apache Flink’s class-leading stream processing capabilities but don’t want to run the setup in the cloud were given another option today when Confluent announced the gener Read more…

The Data and AI Agenda: Key Conferences in December 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, December offers more than just holiday festivities—it’s packed with pivotal events that highlight the advancements shaping technology, business, and innovation. While AWS re:Invent takes cen Read more…

News In Brief

Still Too Much Duct Tape in Data Transformation, dbt Labs’ Handy Says

While real progress has been made in streamlining some aspects of big data analytics workflows, there is still too much duct tape keeping it all together, according to Tristan Handy, the founder and CEO of dbt Labs, whic Read more…

Oracle Bolsters Big Data, Analytics, and AI at CloudWorld

Oracle unleashed a torrent of new analytic and AI capabilities this week at its Oracle CloudWorld conference in Las Vegas. The fun kicked off yesterday with an expansion of capabilities in AWS and Google Cloud, updates t Read more…

Confluent Nabs Competitor WarpStream to Bolster Streaming in the Cloud

Well, that was quick. Barely a year after Kafka-compatible streaming startup WarpStream Labs opened its virtual doors, it’s been acquired by Confluent, the commercial outfit behind Apache Kafka. The big get for Conflue Read more…

OpenAI Takes On Google with SearchGPT

OpenAI is testing a new offering called SearchGPT that uses generative AI to explain search results for users, potentially putting it on a collision course with Google in the search engine business. Google completely Read more…

AI Impacting Data Engineering Faster Than Expected, dbt Labs’ Handy Says

We’re in the midst of a revolution thanks to generative AI. There’s no denying that. And while dbt Labs CEO Tristan Handy was expecting the AI revolution to eventually come to the world of big data and analytics engi Read more…

This Just In

Google Cloud Unveils New Retail Solutions for the Agentic AI Era

Jan 10, 2025 |

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2025 — Ahead of NRF 2025, the retail industry’s largest event, Google Cloud has announced a series of new advancements designed to help retailers transform their businesses and deliver exceptional customer experiences powered by AI. Read more…

Crisp Introduces AI Blueprints to Simplify Retail Analytics and Supply Chain Challenges

Jan 9, 2025 |

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 9, 2025 — Crisp, a leader in retail analytics and supply chain innovation, has launched AI Blueprints, a suite of open-source, AI-ready templates designed to help CPG brands identify opportunities and address challenges in sales, assortment planning, supply chain optimization, and more. Read more…

SymphonyAI Advances Next-Gen Connected Retail with Microsoft Azure Open AI Service at NRF 2025

Jan 8, 2025 |

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025 — SymphonyAI, a leader in predictive and generative AI SaaS products for the enterprise, is taking powerful strides towards transforming the retail industry by deepening its collaboration with Microsoft on SymphonyAI’s CINDE Connected Retail Platform to support new agentic workflow capabilities. Read more…

Dresner Advisory Services Publishes 2024 Embedded Business Intelligence Market Study

Dec 18, 2024 |

NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 18, 2024 — Dresner Advisory Services published the 2024 Embedded Business Intelligence Market Study, part of its Wisdom of Crowds series of research. Read more…

Menlo Ventures Announces Cohort Backed by $100M Anthology Fund Launched in Partnership with Anthropic

Dec 18, 2024 |

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 — Menlo Ventures, a leading venture capital firm investing at the forefront of AI, announced its first cohort of 18 companies backed by the $100 million Anthology Fund today. Read more…

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