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Iceberg project leader is bullish on prospects for unified tables and catalogs

Paul Gillin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:36:00 +0000

Some people hailed Amazon Web Service Inc.’s December announcement that S3 tables will fully support Apache Iceberg as a crowning triumph for the open-source table format. But Russell Spitzer, a principal software engineer at Snowflake Inc. and an Iceberg Project Management Committee member, noted that the announcement was less than a full-throated endorsement. “I personally […]

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Predictions 2025: Data renaissance, systems of agency, LAMs, SAMs and security threats

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:37:28 +0000

In just two short years, the entire data and technology industry has undergone a seismic shift. Tech stacks — from top to bottom — are being tuned to harness extreme parallel computing, often called accelerated computing. From silicon to infrastructure and throughout the software layer, nowhere is this transformation more pronounced than in the data […]

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TigerGraph revs up its graph database offering with faster setup times and new preconfigurations

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:00:35 +0000

Graph database startup TigerGraph Inc. today announced a major update to its flagship cloud platform with the Savanna release, bringing with it six times faster network deployments and dozens of other new features. The well-funded startup is one of the pioneers of graph databases alongside companies such as Aerospike Inc. and Neo4J Inc. Graph databases are […]

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Onehouse says its runtime accelerator can speed data lakehouse operations up to 30-fold

Paul Gillin — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:54:41 +0000

Managed open data lakehouse provider Onehouse Inc. today released a runtime engine that it said can accelerate workloads across the most popular open data lake table formats up to 30-fold. The company said it achieves these results by deeply understanding common data workloads such as ingestion and transformation and implementing specialized optimizations for those workloads. Onehouse […]

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Veeam’s five data resilience pillars for business continuity, cybersecurity and innovation

Brian Njuguna — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:37:49 +0000

In today’s increasingly digital world, businesses and individuals depend heavily on data for decision-making, operations and innovation, making data resilience critical. As a result, backup, recovery and cyber resilience should all come together under the same umbrella of data resilience, according to Anand Eswaran (pictured), chief executive officer of Veeam Software Group GmbH. “I’d say […]

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Big data company dbt Labs buys SDF Labs to improve SQL code comprehension

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:00:28 +0000

Big data engineering company dbt Labs Inc. today announced it’s buying SDF Labs Inc. in a merger of acronymic startups that promises to deliver improved data velocity and quality for their customers. Philadelphia-based dbt Labs is the creator of a cloud-based data transformation tool, which can be used by companies to alter data and make […]

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Scaling up and scaling out: Dell and Nutanix team up to turbocharge the competitive hybrid cloud market

Mark Albertson — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:00:30 +0000

Global enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence has reshaped the technology landscape, and recent developments between Dell Technologies Inc. and Nutanix Inc. in the virtualization infrastructure market illustrate the transformation taking place. Virtualization infrastructure has become red hot as applications scale across on-premises, cloud and edge platforms. Strategic partnerships are critical for companies seeking to capture […]

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Contentstack snaps up customer data startup Lytics to enhance content personalization

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:28:51 +0000

Digital content experiences platform provider Contentstack Inc. said today it has acquired the customer data platform startup Lytics Inc. for an undisclosed price. By acquiring 11-year-old Lytics, Contentstack will be able to integrate the company’s technology, which helps marketers target consumers using real-time engagement data, into its own platform. Lytics’ CDP is used by companies […]

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From operational databases to the ‘real-time enterprise’: How Kurrent aims to streamline data operations

Victor Dabrinze — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:07:42 +0000

Data is the lifeblood of today’s enterprises and an integral component of artificial intelligence operations, large language models and analytics. As data becomes increasingly central to operations and decision-making, companies must adopt data platforms that offer flexibility, real-time analysis and strategic value. “You think about the way a database was invented, basically it’s a storage device,” said Kirk […]

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Overture makes its open-source transportation dataset generally available

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:30:50 +0000

The Overture Maps Foundation, a consortium backed by several major tech firms, today made its transportation dataset generally available. The dataset contains information about more than 53 million miles of roads worldwide. The consortium envisions companies using it to power ride-sharing apps, logistics software, navigation tools and a range of other services. The Overture Maps […]

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Sahara AI’s new Data Services Platform allows anyone to earn money by creating datasets for AI

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:00:07 +0000

Sahara AI Ltd., the creator of a nascent decentralized artificial intelligence data network, today announced the launch of its new Data Services Platform, which allows everyone to contribute to the AI ecosystem by collecting, labeling, curating and refining datasets for model training. The startup, which is backed by more than $43 million in funding, is […]

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Databricks reportedly closing on $9.5B mega funding round

Mike Wheatley — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:36:46 +0000

Big data software specialist Databricks Inc. is reportedly closing on what Reuters described Friday as “one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history.” The company is said to be engaged in talks with investors over a twice oversubscribed funding round that could add more than $9.5 billion to its balance sheet. The amount far […]

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Embedded analytics startup Embeddable raises €6M in seed funding

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:06:35 +0000

London-based startup Embeddable, whose software makes it easy to embed interactive, customer-facing analytics within any application, said today has closed on a €6 million ($6.28 million) seed funding round. The company, officially known as TMD Technology Ltd., said today’s round was led by OpenOcean, one of the top venture capital firms in Europe, and saw […]

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How AWS Q Business aims to unlock data insights for everyone

Victor Dabrinze — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:28:12 +0000

Data is revolutionizing the business landscape, with companies extracting new competitive areas by getting smarter with their insights-generation process. Recognizing this shift, Amazon Inc. has introduced Q Business, which is designed to empower non-technical users while complementing developers, transforming data accessibility and productivity. “Imagine a business intelligence person … being able to generate reports about […]

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MongoDB crushes Wall Street’s targets and boosts annual forecast but stock sags

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:24:35 +0000

MongoDB Inc. smashed Wall Street’s earnings and revenue targets out of the park and raised its full-year outlook, but the solid performance failed to excite investors, and its stock sagged 2% after-hours. The database company reported third-quarter earnings minus onetime items of $1.16 per share, cruising past the Street’s target of 67 cents. Meanwhile, its […]

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AWS leads the charge in sustainable data centers with AI-ready innovations

Devony Hof — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:14:22 +0000

Building modern data centers requires inventive solutions, especially in the age of energy-sucking artificial intelligence. Amazon Web Services Inc. has focused on creating highly efficient and reliable data centers. The company is embracing liquid cooling techniques and scalable infrastructure to save more energy, according to Kevin Miller (pictured), vice president of global data centers at […]

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Key BI insights from re:Invent 2024: Data reduction and visibility innovations in focus

Victor Dabrinze — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:05:12 +0000

A slew of innovations in data management tooling, data infrastructure and artificial intelligence dotted the landscape at AWS re:Invent 2024. Siemens Digital Industries Software, in particular, has tapped Cribl Inc.’s data reduction and operational visibility expertise to adapt to the expanding demands of its data management and security operations. “It’s about the data reduction that […]

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Streaming data infrastructure: Scaling AI with cloud-native innovation

Sead Fadilpasic — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:30:24 +0000

In today’s cloud-native era, efficient streaming data infrastructure is pivotal for scaling artificial intelligence training and operational insights. As organizations increasingly rely on streaming data for artificial intelligence training, analytics and operational insights, the challenges of scaling technologies such as Apache Kafka are coming into sharp focus. These include escalating costs, operational complexities and the […]

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Snowflake’s shares surge higher on blowout earnings, a promising acquisition and new AI partnership

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:17:32 +0000

Shares of the cloud data warehouse company Snowflake Inc. jumped more than 30% in trading Thursday, with the bullish sentiment driven by a crushing earnings and revenue beat and increased guidance for the fiscal year. The company also announced a key partnership with the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic PBC and said it’s going to acquire […]

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Dell stays ahead of the curve on data management solutions

Devony Hof — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:27:39 +0000

Saying that artificial intelligence has complicated the world of data management would be an understatement. Companies are being forced to reckon with their previous data management policies and update them to match the demands of large language models. Dell Technologies Inc. aims to support customers in that journey. “People have been storing data for a […]

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Empowering AI evolution: How DDN redefines data intelligence for the digital era

Brian Njuguna — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:44:41 +0000

Based on the need for organizations to harness the full potential of their data, turning it into a strategic asset that drives innovation, efficiency and competitive advantage, data intelligence is vital. In today’s digital era, where artificial intelligence takes center stage, DataDirect Networks Inc. stands out as a data intelligence firm that transforms raw data […]

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StarTree brings batch-like flexibility and performance to streaming data

Paul Gillin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:00:01 +0000

StarTree Inc., the developer of a managed service based on the Apache Pinot real-time data analytics platform, today rolled out a set of enhancements aimed at helping organizations more efficiently accommodate evolving data structures, enhance query performance and streamline user access management. The company said the rapid expansion of table sizes and numbers and soaring […]

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Snowflake to broaden interoperability with Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics

Paul Gillin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:00:10 +0000

Snowflake Inc. said today that it is expanding its partnership with Microsoft Corp. to support a connector that enables bidirectional access between Microsoft’s Dataverse platform for copilot development and the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. Snowflake said the connector simplifies interoperability between Microsoft’s Power Platform low-code/no-code suite, Dynamics 365 business applications and data stored in Snowflake. […]

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Zilliz debuts new release of its cloud-based vector database

Maria Deutscher — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:23 +0000

Startup Zilliz Inc. today debuted a new release of its flagship offering, a managed vector database called Zilliz Cloud that artificial intelligence models can use to hold information. Redwood Shores, California-based Zilliz is backed by more than $110 million in funding. It offers an open-source vector database called Milvus. Zilliz Cloud, the offering the company […]

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Microsoft Fabric gets enhanced AI development and data integration features

Paul Gillin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Microsoft Fabric is getting new tools and capabilities to streamline artificial intelligence application development, enhance data integration and improve security in a series of announcements at Microsoft Corp.’s Ignite conference today. Fabric is an integrated analytics platform that unifies data integration, engineering, warehousing, science and business intelligence on top of a unified data lake. The updates […]

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Empowering developers: How T-Mobile leverages Kubernetes for AI and machine vision

Victor Dabrinze — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:14:31 +0000

T-Mobile’s innovative use of Kubernetes showcases how enterprises can scale cloud-native architectures to drive efficiency and developer autonomy. The company’s journey with Kubernetes and Portworx by Pure Storage Inc. began in 2017, during the early stages of the telecommunications giant’s transition to cloud-native architectures. It focuses on enabling self-service for developers, fostering trust to reduce […]

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SAS buys synthetic data software from Hazy to streamline AI development

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:21:19 +0000

The enterprise data analytics software company SAS Institute Inc. is moving into the realm of synthetic data to boost its artificial intelligence portfolio with the acquisition of intellectual property from the U.K.-based startup Hazy Ltd. According to SAS, the acquisition will enable it to equip its customers with the tools to create critically needed synthetic […]

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Data mapping provider Lume raises $4.2M in funding

Maria Deutscher — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:54:22 +0000

Lume AI Inc., a startup that helps companies move data between their applications, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to enhance its technology. General Catalyst led the round. Lume said its funding announcement today that Khosla Ventures, Floodgate, Y Combinator and Soma Capital chipped in as well along with a number of angel investors. […]

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Alteryx simplifies analytics for hybrid data infrastructures

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:27 +0000

Big data analytics company Alteryx Inc. is expanding its platform with support for hybrid data infrastructures as part of its Fall 2024 update, as well as some new artificial intelligence capabilities that make it easier for users to automate insight generation and streamline reporting. Alteryx sells tools that simplify the process of performing extract, transform and […]

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Uber revamps its operating model with real-time data and microservices orchestration

Victor Dabrinze — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:28:11 +0000

Founded in 2009, Uber Technologies Inc. started as a small tech disruptor and subsequently revolutionized urban transportation, popularizing concepts such as ride-sharing. In the decades since, the company has recognized the intrinsic importance of data as a driver for business outcomes: differentiation and diversification. Harnessing its vast data resources, Uber has built an expansive architecture […]

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