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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…
Couchbase Launches Column Store to Activate Dormant JSON Data
Couchbase says the new column store that it officially launched today on AWS will streamline analytics on “dormant” JSON data residing in its NoSQL database. The company also launched vector search capabilities in th Read more…
The Rise, Realities, and Potential, of Distributed SQL + Vector Databases in the AI Era
The database market is currently undergoing a significant transformation as it grapples with the demands posed by AI applications, pushing the boundaries of traditional computing architectures. With machine learning mode Read more…
AtScale Claims Text-to-SQL Breakthrough with Semantic Layer
One of the bottlenecks in getting value out of generative AI is the difficulty in turning natural language into SQL queries. Without detailed contextual understanding of the data, the text is converted into SQL that does Read more…
Crunchy Data Goes All-In With Postgres
The emergence of Postgres as a defacto standard for new development projects has surprised many IT observers. But one group that’s not surprised are the folks at Crunchy Data, a South Carolina company that’s been bui Read more…
GenQL Extends SQL for Probabilistic Modeling
Researchers at MIT have developed a novel programming system called GenQL that extends SQL to deliver probabilistic AI modeling atop tabular data, giving users a new method for bringing predictive analytics and other AI Read more…
Don’t Believe the Big Database Hype, Stonebraker Warns
How we store and serve data are critical factors in what we can do with data, and today we want to do oh-so much. That big data necessity is the mother of all invention, and over the past 20 years, it has spurred an imme Read more…
Snowflake Embraces Open Data with Polaris Catalog
On the first day of its Data Cloud Summit today, Snowflake unveiled Polaris, a new data catalog for data stored in the Apache Iceberg format. In addition to contributing Polaris to the open source community, the catalog Read more…
DataForge Sets New Standard for the Future of Data Platforms
Data engineering often requires the utilization of SQL scripting for data transformation within the database. However, this can result in lengthy scripts, recurring copy-paste patterns, the need for schema changes across Read more…
Tristan Handy’s Audacious Vision of the Future of Data Engineering
Tristan Handy is a lot of things: co-creator of dbt, founder and CEO of dbt Labs, and self-described “startup person.” But besides leading dbt Labs to a $4 billion valuation, he is one more thing: An audacious dreame Read more…
How Amplitude Uses GenAI to Improve Data Quality
Data quality is a critical must-have for big data analytics and AI. If you have it, you can do amazing things with your data. But if you don’t, you’re kind of dead in the water. Behavioral analytics platform provider Read more…
There Are Many Paths to the Data Lakehouse. Choose Wisely
You don’t need a crystal ball to see that the data lakehouse is the future. At some point soon, it will be the default way of interacting with data, combining scale with cost-effectiveness. Also easy to predict is t Read more…
Starburst Brings Dataframes Into Trino Platform
Starburst customers who prefer to manipulate data using dataframes as opposed to regular SQL will be happy with a pair of announcements made today. That includes the introduction of PyStarburst, which provides a PySpark- Read more…
In Search of Data Model Repeatability
Everybody wants to be data-driven--that much is clear. But that desire doesn’t necessarily translate into real business results, especially in competitive industries like ecommerce. Data quality has long been a burr Read more…
Google Cloud Levels Up Database Services with Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus
Google Cloud just unveiled a new edition of Cloud SQL, its enterprise-ready, fully managed database service for running MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server workloads. Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus, available for MySQL and P Read more…
TikTok Parent Open Sources Real-Time Data Warehouse
You might not yet be a major TikTok influencer, but you can still analyze data like TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, which recently released its real-time data warehouse architecture as open source. ByConity, the Read more…
LLMs Are the Dinosaur-Killing Meteor for Old BI, ThoughtSpot CEO Says
When the dust from the bombardment of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) on the market finally clears, there will be fewer BI and analytics vendors left standing, ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair said. “I t Read more…
Ion Stoica’s First Startup Ready to Spread Streaming Data Wings
Before co-creating Apache Spark and co-founding Databricks, computer scientist Ion Stoica co-founded Conviva, a video streaming startup used by publishers like NBC and Disney+ to track user metrics and quality of service Read more…
Rupert Is Closing the Analytics to Action Loop with $8M Seed Funding
The era of speculative analytics projects is over, according to Rupert, maker of an analytics distribution platform that has just raised $8 million in a seed funding round. Analytics tools are helping businesses uncov Read more…
EdgeDB Seeks to Bring Relational Databases Out of the 1970s
Disco. Bell-bottom pants. Platform shoes. Relational database management systems. Some of us have soft spots for the 1970s. But if you’re EdgeDB CEO Yury Selivanov, you would prefer to put relational databases behind u Read more…
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