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Polars Gets GPU Support as Cloud Version Nears Launch
A new speedy DataFrame library called Polars is starting to turn heads in the data science community thanks to its performance and adoption rate. The open source project, which provides a multithreaded, vectorized query Read more…
What We’ve Learned from Over Two Decades of Data Virtualization
In the early 2000s, the enterprise landscape was dominated by Microsoft Office, ERP systems from SAP and Oracle, and CRM platforms such as Salesforce. This dawn of new tech solutions introduced vast amounts of data into Read more…
OctoAI Snapped Up by Nvidia
OctoAI, a Seattle AI startup that allowed users to run a variety of foundation models while shielding them from the complexity of the underlying infrastructure, has been acquired by GPU giant Nvidia. Rumors have swirl Read more…
Postgres17 Brings Improvements to JSON, Backup, And More
Postgres has been the fastest growing database in the world the past few years, as organizations look to plain vanilla data store for a variety of workloads, from transaction processing to analytics and AI. With today’ Read more…
The Open Optimism of Apache Polaris
Since it was first unveiled in June, interest in the Apache Polaris project has soared, as organizations look to the metadata catalog to help them get a handle on their big data and control access to their Apache Iceberg Read more…
News In Brief
Databricks Nabs Iceberg-Maker Tabular to Spawn Table Uniformity
Databricks today announced the acquisition of Tabular, the commercial outfit behind the Apache Iceberg table format, which competes with Databricks’ own Delta format, paving the way for Databricks customers to enjoy mo Read more…
J.P. Morgan Launches ‘Containerized Data’ Solution in the Cloud
Getting access to consistent, high-quality data ranks as one of the toughest challenges in big data, advanced analytics, and AI. It’s a challenge that is being taken up by Fusion by J.P. Morgan with its new Containeriz 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…
New GenAI Models On Tap from Google, OpenAI
OpenAI and Google released major updates to their AI models this week, including OpenAI’s release of GPT-4o, which adds audio interactions to the popular LLM, and Google’s launch of Gemini 1.5 Flash and Project Astra Read more…
This Just In
NEW YORK & LONDON, Sept. 28, 2023 — Adverity, the integrated data platform for connecting, managing, and using your data at scale, today announced the rollout of incorporated generative AI tools within the platform as part of its latest product strategy. Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, Sept. 28, 2023 –Springboard, the online learning platform preparing students for in-demand careers through mentor- and instructor-led programs, today announced the launch of a new course offering for university partners: Read more…
MALMO, Sweden, Aug. 4, 2023 — We are delighted to announce that CodeScene, an innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) company specializing in Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI), has successfully raised €7.5 million in its financing round. Read more…
LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Aug. 4, 2023 — Fast Simon, the leader in AI-powered shopping optimization, today announced Vector Search with advanced AI for eCommerce. Read more…
June 14, 2023 — Aiming to foster dialogue and knowledge exchange among global computing pioneers, the 27th annual IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC ’23) has opened its call for submissions, seeking new presentations that propel the state of extreme computing forward. Read more…