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With $20M in Seed Funding, Datafy Advances Autonomous Cloud Storage Optimization
As cloud storage costs quietly drain enterprise budgets, most solutions still require too much effort and cost for too little return. Misaligned capacity and rigid scaling policies are just some of the issues that inflat Read more…
Ryft Raises $8M to Help Companies Manage Their Own Data Without Relying on Vendors
Over the past decade, companies like Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft, and Google have made it easier for enterprises to store, process, and analyze data at scale. Their platforms offer powerful capabilities out of the b Read more…
Graphwise Bolsters GenAI App Development with GraphDB Update
Graph databases are emerging as a key piece of the data stack for developing and running generative AI applications. To that end, Graphwise today took the wraps off a new version of its GraphDB database that will help cu Read more…
Study Reveals Two Human Factors Behind Big Data Success
As data infrastructure becomes more accessible, small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are steadily catching up to larger firms in big data and analytics capabilities. However, performance outcomes remain uneven. Some or Read more…
AI Is Making Us Dumber, MIT Researchers Find
It’s been theorized that using AI tools like ChatGPT to help with writing tasks will lead to lower brain activity. Now researchers at the MIT Media Lab have discovered strong evidence of that in a newly published study Read more…
Cloudflare Now Blocks Data Scrapers by Default
Organizations that are concerned about big AI companies scraping their websites for training data may be interested to learn that Cloudflare, which handles 20% of Internet traffic, now blocks all data scraping by default Read more…
Big Data Career Notes for June 2025
It’s that time of month again–time for Big Data Career Notes, a monthly feature where we keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, ne Read more…
Lucidworks Report Breaks Down What It Takes to Win with GenAI
Only 15% of companies are effectively using GenAI today, and they’re seeing up to 2x higher performance in key metrics like conversion and engagement compared to peers still relying on older tools. At the same time, 44 Read more…
With $17M in Funding, DataBahn Pushes AI Agents to Reinvent the Enterprise Data Pipeline
The world is creating more data than enterprises can realistically manage. In 2024, global data creation is expected to hit 149 zettabytes. By 2028, that number is projected to nearly triple, reaching more than 394 zetta Read more…
As Security Teams Drown in Data, LakeVilla Offers a Lifeline
“Security teams shouldn’t have to choose between overspending for speed or losing access to what they store.” That’s how Abstract Security’s COO Chris Camacho put it, and he’s not wrong. As data piles up and Read more…
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