Christophe Blefari
MAY 17, 2024
Lights on ( credits ) Hello you. The sun is out, the days are getting longer and Data News is still here. Next week marks 3 years of this newsletter/blog (yay 🎉 ). It'll be a time for looking back, reflecting and celebrating, but next week. This week, we reached 5000 members. Yes, 5000 of you read my content periodically. Just thank you ❤️ In the recent days I've been working on a new side project.
Confessions of a Data Guy
MAY 15, 2024
I’m still amazed to this day how many folks hold onto stuff they love, they just can’t let it go. I get it, sorta, I’m the same way. There are reasons why people do the things they do, even if they are hard for us to understand. It blows my mind when I see something […] The post Why You Should Replace Pandas with Polars appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
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Jesse Anderson
MAY 15, 2024
In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Hubert Dulay, the author of Streaming Data Mesh and Developer Advocate at StarTree. We talked about his early experience with web backends like CORBA and SOAP and how those prepared him for data work. He shares his advice for those with web development skills to transition into data and what it’s like for a person leaving a company after a long tenure there.
ArcGIS
MAY 16, 2024
A modern take on the London tube map with updated accessible colours, a re-classification of lines by type, and line symbols scaled by frequency
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into
Knowledge Hut
MAY 17, 2024
We may have heard about release train engineers- many people opt for this professional course and ask about the Release Train Engineer vs. Scrum Master comparison. If you wonder what these two are and how they differ from each other, we can help you. A scaling framework that can help your organization organize the goals and other determinants is called a Scaled Agile Framework.
Confessions of a Data Guy
MAY 15, 2024
A question that comes up often … “How do I develop Production Level Databricks Pipelines?” Or maybe someone just has a feeling that using Notebooks all day long is expensive and ends up being an unreliable way to produce Databricks Spark + Delta Lake pipelines that run well … without error. It isn’t really that […] The post Developing Production Level Databricks Pipelines. appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
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Snowflake
MAY 15, 2024
According to Infosys, 35% of AI projects will either fail or experience delays because of poor data quality. There’s a huge gap between the data quality most companies have by default and the data quality needed for successful AI. And that gap is directly affecting the performance and reliability of AI systems everywhere. As organizations expand their use of Snowflake to build and deploy new AI-powered data applications, comprehensive data observability is critical to success.
databricks
MAY 12, 2024
How we reached 79.9% on the Spider dev dataset with Llama3 8B through savvy prompting and fine-tuning on Databricks.
Knowledge Hut
MAY 17, 2024
A Scrum master is responsible for facilitating the process within a team and ensuring that all team members adhere to the Scrum methodology. He is also responsible for removing any impediments to the team's progress and ensuring the team can deliver their sprint commitments. To be able to apply for the role, you need to have an outstanding Scrum Master resume.
Cloudera
MAY 13, 2024
Businesses today face unique challenges, whether it’s with hybrid cloud, AI, data analytics, or all of the above. Delivering solutions that can address those challenges effectively requires a robust ecosystem of partnerships. At the center of this critical ecosystem is the partner marketing team at Cloudera, who work tirelessly in pursuit of excellence for customers—and as a result, we’re proud to share that six of our very own Clouderans have been recognized by CRN as part of this year’s Women
Speaker: Jason Tanner
While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.
KDnuggets
MAY 13, 2024
This post explores the evolving AI regulatory landscape and essential aspects of the EU Act law, crucial for understanding its impact.
Snowflake
MAY 15, 2024
The emergence of generative AI (gen AI) heralds a new, groundbreaking era for advertising, media and entertainment. According to a recent Snowflake report, Advertising, Media and Entertainment Data + AI Predictions 2024 , gen AI is going to transform the industry — from content creation to customer experience. The companies that will come out ahead during this time are those that most successfully and quickly supercharge their data strategy.
databricks
MAY 14, 2024
We recently introduced DBRX : an open, state-of-the-art, general-purpose LLM. DBRX was trained, fine-tuned, and evaluated using Mosaic AI Training, scaling training to.
Knowledge Hut
MAY 16, 2024
With the rapid growth of online websites, businesses, and the general ecosystem, it is crucial that website UIs load quickly on smartphones to encourage smartphone-based internet consumption. Facebook developed React Native from a need to generate UI elements efficiently, which formed the basis for creating the open-source web framework. Its native cross-platform capabilities allow usage for a wide range of platforms for application development, including Android, Web, Windows, UWP, tvOS, macOS,
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Towards Data Science
MAY 13, 2024
Engineers, scientists, and analysts have the potential to greatly reduce carbon emissions by introducing sustainable, efficient, and… Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
KDnuggets
MAY 14, 2024
100% online master’s program with flexible schedules designed for working professionals. Enrolling now for October 28th.
Snowflake
MAY 14, 2024
Did you know that Snowflake has five advanced role-based certifications to help you stand out in the data community as a Snowflake expert? The Snowflake Advanced Certification Series (Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Administrator, Data Analyst) offers role-based certifications designed for Snowflake practitioners with one to two years of experience (depending on the program).
databricks
MAY 16, 2024
In the semiconductor industry, research and development tasks, manufacturing processes, and enterprise planning systems produce an array of data artifacts that can be fused to create an intelligent semiconductor enterprise. Through intelligent data use, an intelligent semiconductor enterprise accelerates time to market, increases manufacturing yield, and enhances product reliability.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Precisely
MAY 14, 2024
Precisely kicked off the second in a series of quarterly Automate User Group events in Atlanta back in March. These user groups – also known as Inspiration Days – allow attendees to gain knowledge and share real-world results and insights with their peers. The interactive event brought Precisely Automate customers together for two jam-packed days of knowledge sharing and learning through presentations, demos from Precisely engineers, and Q&A discussions.
Towards Data Science
MAY 11, 2024
When architecting a transactional database or a data warehouse, it’s important not to forget about various types of technical columns… Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
KDnuggets
MAY 15, 2024
Download, install, and type one command in the terminal to start using Llama 3 on your laptop.
Snowflake
MAY 14, 2024
The pharmaceutical industry generates a great deal of identifiable data (such as clinical trial data, patient engagement data) that has guardrails around “use and access.” Data captured for the intended purpose of use described in a protocol is called “primary use.” However, once anonymized, this data can be used for other inferences in what we can collectively define as secondary analyses.
Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science
Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.
databricks
MAY 14, 2024
In the fast-paced landscape of data science and engineering, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become integral for enhancing productivity. We’ve seen many tools.
Engineering at Meta
MAY 14, 2024
When Threads first launched one of the top feature requests was for a web client. In this episode of the Meta Tech Podcast, Pascal Hartig ( @passy ) sits down with Ally C. and Kevin C., two engineers on the Threads Web Team that delivered the basic version of Threads for web in just under three months. Ally and Kevin share how their team moved swiftly by leveraging Meta’s shared infrastructure and the nimble engineering practices of their colleagues who built Threads for iOS and Android.
Pinterest Engineering
MAY 13, 2024
Alberto Ordonez Pereira | Senior Staff Software Engineer; Lianghong Xu | Senior Manager, Engineering; This blog marks the first of a three-part series describing our journey at Pinterest transition from managing multiple online storage services supported by HBase to a brand new serving architecture with a new datastore and a unified storage service.
KDnuggets
MAY 15, 2024
Learn how to master the art of fine-tuning LLMs for specialized tasks.
Speaker: John Mansour
If you're looking to advance your career in product management, there are more options than just climbing the management ladder. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about highly rewarding career paths that don't involve management responsibilities. We'll cover both career tracks and provide tips on how to position yourself for success in the one that's right for you.
Precisely
MAY 16, 2024
Key takeaways: The success of your AI initiatives hinges on the integrity of your data. Ensure your data is accurate, consistent, and contextualized to enable trustworthy AI systems that avoid biases, improve accuracy and reliability, and boost contextual relevance and nuance. Adopt strategic practices in data integration, quality management, governance, spatial analytics, and data enrichment.
databricks
MAY 14, 2024
Successfully building GenAI applications means going beyond just leveraging the latest cutting-edge models. It requires the development of compound AI systems that integrate.
ArcGIS
MAY 17, 2024
Article will answer questions such as What processing tools are available in the ArcGIS Pro SAR Toolset?, Why do we need it?, How it works?
Knowledge Hut
MAY 17, 2024
A Bain and Company article mentions that despite path-breaking thinkers coming up with better ways of designing new products, 70%-90% of those new products fail! The absence of agile innovation, a systematic, repeatable and fast-moving method of designing and developing innovations is the issue businesses struggle with while trying to meet the ever-new market demands.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
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