Author » Alex Woodie
Alex Woodie is the managing editor of BigDATAwire (formerly Datanami).
How MongoDB’s In-Database Tech Simplifies and Speeds RAG Workloads
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is now an accepted part of the generative AI (GenAI) workflow and is widely used to feed custom data into foundation AI models. While RAG works, calls to outside tools can add complex Read more…
VAST Says It’s Built an Operating System for AI
It’s not every day that you see a new operating system launched. But VAST Data today claims to have done exactly that with the launch of what it’s calling a new operating system for AI. The VAST AI Operating System b Read more…
Decoding Metrics: Why Observability’s ‘Universal Language’ Still Needs Translation
Metrics promise universal understanding across systems, but with evolving formats and complex math, they often cause more confusion than clarity. Here’s what we’re getting wrong and how we can fix it. In 1887, an Read more…
AI Jobs Jump Amid IT Job Slump
If you’re looking for a job in IT, chances are good that it’s an AI-related job, according to data from the University of Maryland and LinkUp, which found that the number of AI jobs has increased dramatically since t Read more…
Fine-Tuning LLM Performance: How Knowledge Graphs Can Help Avoid Missteps
Fine-tuning is a crucial process in optimizing the performance of pre-trained LLMs. It involves further training the model on a smaller, more specific dataset tailored to a particular task or domain. This process allows Read more…
Starburst Brings AI Agents Into Data Platform
Starburst is adding agentic AI capabilities to its platform, including a pre-built agent for insight exploration as well as tools and tech for building custom agents. It also added a new data catalog, moved a number of p Read more…
AI’s Open Origins and How It Affects Us Now
Open-source technology has been one of the greatest contributors to tech innovation over the past 30 years. The ability to share R&D costs, reuse common code blocks, and accelerate proprietary applications fostered a Read more…
Meet 2025 BigDATAwire Person to Watch Dipti Borkar
Dipti Borkar is a big data veteran who has been there and done that. From stints at NoSQL database companies like Couchbase and MarkLogic to data platforms like Alluxio and Ahana, Borkar has accumulated valuable experien Read more…
Risk and Reward in Data Management
If you can’t justify spending large sums of time and money to implement a top-notch data management system, you might not only be hurting your business’ potential to utilize AI for a competitive advantage, but you mi Read more…
Databricks Nabs Neon to Solve AI Database Bottleneck
Databricks today announced its intent to buy Neon, a database startup founded by Nikita Shamgunov that develops a serverless and infinitely scalable version of the open source Postgres database. Databricks, which is repo Read more…
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