Author » Alex Woodie
Alex Woodie is the managing editor of BigDATAwire (formerly Datanami).
Software-Defined Storage: Your Hidden Superpower for AI, Data Modernization Success
Hybrid clouds have created new opportunities for enterprise IT, but for storage administrators and cloud architects, this progress comes with a heavy challenge: legacy storage systems are struggling to keep pace with the Read more…
Cube Ready to Become the Standard for Universal Semantic Layer, If Needed
Artyom Keydunov created the Cube semantic layer as a side project back in 2018 to ensure consistent answers to queries generated by the new Slack chatbot he had built. Fast forward seven eventful years, and semantic laye Read more…
Tackling Observability Data Challenges with Honeycomb’s CEO Christine Yen
Honeycomb’s CEO Christine Yen joins the Big Data Debrief to talk about the challenges of observability data and how Honeycomb’s approach is unique in the space. Christine Yen and her Honeycomb co-founder, Charity Read more…
GigaOm Rates the Object Stores
Thanks to their infinite scalability, object stores are the software medium of choice for today’s big data and AI projects. But how do the various object stores compare? GigaOm shed some light on the question with its Read more…
This Big Data Lesson Applies to AI
There’s no shortage of hype when it comes to AI. We’re constantly bombarded with warnings that AI is about to change things forever, and that if we don’t implement AI now, we risk becoming failures. In many ways, t Read more…
Beyond Words: Battle for Semantic Layer Supremacy Heats Up
When it comes to using AI to accelerate BI, practitioners are finding out that semantics really matters. In fact, when you’re using AI to generate SQL to query a database table, knowing exactly what data a particular t Read more…
Meet Prukalpa Sankar, a 2025 BigDATAwire Person to Watch
Atlan emerged seemingly out of nowhere to become one of the preeminent providers of data catalog solutions. But the path to success for Atlan did not arrive spontaneously, and was the result of hard work and experience o Read more…
Why OpenAI’s New Open Weight Models Are a Big Deal
The smoke is still clearing from OpenAI’s big GPT-5 launch today, but the verdict is starting to come in on the company’s other big announcement this week: the launch of two new open weight models, gpt-oss-120b and g Read more…
EU’s AI Act Enters New Enforcement Phase
The European Union’s AI Act hit another stage of enforcement over the weekend that will impact how companies can build and implement AI systems that impact or are used by European residents. It’s been one year sin Read more…
Why Metadata Is the New Interface Between IT and AI
Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating but many organizations are discovering a harsh reality: AI is only as good as the data it’s fed. More specifically, AI is only as good as the metadata that describes, filters, and Read more…
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