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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…
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…
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…
Informatica Goes All-In on AI Agents for Data Management
Informatica made a series of agentic AI announcements today at its annual user conference today in Las Vegas, including the introduction of AI Agent Engineering, a new offering that will enable customers to build their o Read more…
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Can You Really Trust Your Data? Ataccama Thinks You Should
With data spread across more systems than ever, and regulations tightening, organizations are under pressure to understand how their data moves - and whether it can be trusted. Recognizing the critical need for enhanced Read more…
Confluent Unifies Batch and Stream to Power Agentic AI at Scale
Data streaming platform Confluent has introduced new improvements to Confluent Cloud, its fully managed service built on Apache Kafka. A key upgrade is the introduction of Snapshot queries that allow users to query both Read more…
With Agentic AI and Open Lakehouse, Qlik Charts a New Course for Enterprise Data
Data analytics company Qlik unveiled two major product innovations at Qlik Connect 2025 in Orlando, FL. The company launched Qlik Open Lakehouse, a fully managed Apache Iceberg solution embedded into Qlik Talend Cloud. I Read more…
Alteryx One Debuts as a Centralized Platform for Scalable AI and Analytics
Alteryx has introduced a unified platform, named Alteryx One, that combines the company’s AI-powered analytics and data preparation capabilities into a single centralized portal. The company claims that the new platfor 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…
This Just In
SEATTLE, Nov. 19, 2024 — Qumulo, a leading provider of cloud data platforms, today announced that Cloud Native Qumulo on AWS achieved over 1TBps throughput and over one million IOPS using standard Network File System clients, combining blistering cloud performance with an economical approach to accelerated computing in the public cloud. Read more…
SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 — Neo4j, the world’s leading graph database and analytics company, announced that it has surpassed $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past 3 years. Read more…
CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 4, 2024 — Constellation Research, Inc. today announced the winners of its 14th annual SuperNova Awards, a prestigious recognition for teams building innovative and disruptive programs to create business transformation. Read more…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 4, 2024 – Aerospike Inc. (“Aerospike”), the real-time database, announced that Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, sustained performance of its in-house Aerospike database platform at a rate of 95 million transactions per second (TPS) supporting its annual flagship, The Big Billion Days (TBBD). Read more…
CANATA, Ontario, Nov. 1, 2024 — Solace, the leader in powering real-time, event-driven enterprises, today announced it was named an “Exemplary Provider” in ISG Software Research’s 2024 Application Integration Buyers Guide, joining other industry heavyweights such as AWS, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and Informatica. Read more…