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When Will Large Vision Models Have Their ChatGPT Moment?
The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 was a watershed moment in natural language processing (NLP), as it showcased the startling effectiveness of the transformer architecture for understanding and generating textual dat Read more…
Sumo Logs a Stand with Dynamic Observability
The concept of dynamic observability has emerged to exploit the full breadth combined observability data, including logs, metrics, and traces. Observability tool provider Sumo Logic has also embraced the concept, but wit Read more…
Three Ways Data Products Empower Internal Users
Many companies want to give their employees access to data, but are overwhelmed by the size and complexity of the data, as well as security and privacy risks inherent with opening it up. One powerful way that companies a Read more…
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…
News In Brief
EDB Says It Tops Oracle, Other Databases in Benchmarks
EDB Postgres AI, the latest PostgreSQL-based database from EnterpriseDB (EDB), outperformed four other databases, including Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and MySQL, on a pair of benchmark tests that span SQL and NoSQL wor Read more…
Microsoft Open Sources Code Behind PostgreSQL-Based MongoDB Clone
Microsoft quietly last month unveiled DocumentDB, an open source NoSQL database that’s designed to be compatible with MongoDB. The project makes public the PostgreSQL-based technology behind the vCore-based Azure Cosmo Read more…
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…
This Just In
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 4, 2025 — Since ChatGPT’s late-2022 launch, AI job postings in the United States “have ramped up dramatically, from 29,509 in Q4 2022 to 49,577 in Q4 2024, an uptick of 68 percent,” Read more…
NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 — FlutterFlow has announced a new strategic solution under the Industry Value Network initiative (iVN) with Google Cloud and Accenture aimed at accelerating product development for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry through the launch of the Product Innovation Accelerator. Read more…
CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2025 — NielsenIQ (NIQ) is proud to announce the launch of its newly expanded Omnishopper panel—the largest, most representative consumer panel in the world. With 250,000 highly engaged panelists, this expansion solidifies NIQ’s position as the leading authority in consumer behavior and insights. Read more…
TEANECK, N.J., Jan. 21, 2025 — Cognizant, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, unveiled new insights into how artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize the consumer purchasing journey by 2030 and drive significant economic impact. Read more…
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…